A catastrophic failure occurred 73 seconds after liftoff as the shuttle emerged from “Max-Q,” the period of highest ...

Forty years after the Challenger disaster, its legacy fuels STEM education, inspiring new generations. The milestone calls ...

The Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed just 73 seconds into its flight 40 years ago today, killing all seven crew on ...

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark ...

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

It’s been 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was a day the nation slowly realized something had ...

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the ...

As the nation approaches the 40th anniversary of the loss of the Challenger STS-51L crew on January 28, 1986, Challenger Center announces the launch of its 40th anniversary commemoration. Throughout ...

Challenger Learning Centers throughout the country were created to honor the Challenger crew's legacy and inspire students through interactive space missions and science education.

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

The Challenger Learning Center is honoring the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle tragedy with several events. The center is launching a legacy campaign to upgrade facilities and create new ...

The event will honor astronaut Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher selected to fly to space ...