The world was shocked and saddened 39 years ago after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. The crewed shuttle mission for NASA ended moments after the launch with a terrible mid-air explosion on Jan.
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.
Read full article: INTERACTIVE: The NASA astronauts and employees who died in service to U.S. space exploration January 28th is a Day of Remembrance honoring the lives of the crew and teacher ...
NASA recently paid tribute to the Challenger crew and other fallen astronauts during its annual Day of Remembrance.
The crewed shuttle ... all seven crew members aboard Challenger, including teacher Christa McAuliffe, set to be one of the first “civilians” in space. A NASA investigation later found that ...
29, 1988, when Discovery lifted off from the space center. Seventeen years after the Challenger disaster, another shuttle and its crew were lost in the skies above America: The shuttle Columbia ...
The space agency honored the fallen Challenger crew, as well as other astronauts of Apollo 1 and space shuttle Columbia, during its annual Day of Remembrance ceremony on Jan. 23. "Today ...
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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster remembered 39 years laterThe world was shocked and saddened 39 years ago after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy ... The blast killed all seven crew members aboard Challenger, including teacher Christa McAuliffe ...
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