The space shuttle Challenger explosion was a defining moment of the 1980s. Whether you were watching on TV or in person, ...

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...

The morning of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion 40 years ago still remains the coldest Jan. 28 ever on the Treasure ...

Former astronaut and professor Terry Hart is opening up 40 years later about the friends and colleagues he lost on board the ...

It’s been 40 years since the tragic Space Shuttle Challenger launch.

The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members ...

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion. One of the crew members called South Carolina home.

Forty years after the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated shortly after liftoff, the disaster remains one of the most ...

A catastrophic failure occurred 73 seconds after liftoff as the shuttle emerged from “Max-Q,” the period of highest mechanical stress in the lower atmosphere. The vehicle broke apart in flight and ...

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.

Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades ...

Forty years ago, Americans were shocked when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after it launched on a chilly ...