It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, exploding in mere minutes.

Today marks 39th anniversary of Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, which took lives of seven crew members, including Ronald McNair from Lake City.

On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift off, killing the seven crew members on board. The space shuttle disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff, destroying the orbiter and killing her crew of seven.

The Challenger disaster, which occurred on January 28, 1986, remains one of the most heartbreaking events in space exploration. The tragedy was caused by a failure in the shuttle’s solid rocket ...

NASA recently paid tribute to the Challenger crew and other fallen astronauts during its annual Day of Remembrance.

The anniversary of the Challenger disaster marks a cold reminder of risk and management failure along with the role weather played in the deadly flight.

Beloved Concord teacher Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian teacher ever chosen for a space mission, was one of seven crew members killed in the disaster.

The world was shocked and saddened 39 years ago after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. The crewed shuttle mission for NASA ended moments after the launch with a terrible mid-air explosion on Jan.

The flight was the shuttle program’s 25th mission ... home to Kennedy Space Center, the Challenger explosion was personal. Bill Kerr, a biologist who did consulting work for endangered species ...

On this date, Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, killing all seven crew members. Two O-rings in the right solid rocket ...