Start here The crew of Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-51-L. The seven astronauts were killed when the shuttle broke apart on Jan. 28, 1986. (NASA) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – On a cold Jan.
“When you live where I live, you can see all the rockets go up ... improve safety, NASA relaunched shuttle flights on Sept. 29, 1988, when Discovery lifted off from the space center.