Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...
Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent ...
On this day in 1986, millions watched on live TV as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded moments after launch, Eliot Wilson ...
On a cold, sunny morning in Florida, after several scrubs due to weather, the launch was a highly-anticipated event.
NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the ...
NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...
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 ...
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades ...
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NASA’s forgotten Shuttle-C plan, the uncrewed heavy-lift shuttle that could have built Mars ships in orbit
After Challenger, NASA explored a radical idea: keep the shuttle stack, remove the crewed orbiter, and create an uncrewed heavy-lift cargo vehicle. Shuttle-C promised massive payloads for the Moon and ...
Because a teacher was going to space, millions of schoolchildren watched the Challenger lift off on Jan. 28, 1986. It ...
NASA’s 1986 Challenger mission was intended to inspire students to consider a future in space. The crew’s family is continuing their legacy.
As our city worked to recover from the effects of severe weather, we passed the 40-year anniversary of a major moment in ...
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