The day after the explosion, a USA TODAY story said: "The Challenger disaster seems fated for a place beside the Kennedy assassination in the nation's memory. People will always remember where ...

In November 2022, NASA announced that a piece of the Space Shuttle Challenger was found off the coast of Florida. The artifact was discovered by a History Channel documentary crew diving for the ...

Nearly four decades later, a new documentary focuses on how she still inspires others and less on her fate aboard the space shuttle Challenger. With a poster of Christa McAuliffe, NASA's first ...

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The Challenger disaster, a tragic day in space exploration history, took place on January 28, 1986. Just 73 seconds after launch, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, leading to the loss of ...

it is with deep, heartfelt sorrow. I address you here this afternoon at 11:40 a.m. This morning Space program experienced a national tragedy with the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

Unfortunately, the Challenger was not the only space shuttle disaster. On Feb. 1, 2003, Columbia broke apart on re-entry over Texas, killing all seven astronauts on board.

That date marked the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster that exploded 73 seconds after liftoff. The low temperature in Melbourne that morning was 26°F, a record low for the day which still stands ...