On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift off, killing the seven crew members on board.

O-ring erosion on Discovery would have disastrous effects a year later It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first ...

It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

On this date, Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, killing all seven crew members. Two O-rings in the right solid rocket ...

NASA recently paid tribute to the Challenger crew and other fallen astronauts during its annual Day of Remembrance.

The Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:05 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 40 on the Starlink 12-7 mission, which deployed 21 more satellites into the company's ever-growing internet constellation in low-Earth ...

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.

Looking back at the weather 39 years ago and how it impacted the Challenger launch, leading to one of the most tragic losses ...

At 5 p.m., President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation. “The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the ...

I’ll never forget standing with my son at Kennedy Space Center, watching the shuttle lift off. I got emotional, realizing we’d just sent my son’s toy to space. Today, Buzz is on display at ...

On Tuesday, the nation marks the 39th anniversary of the explosion that destroyed Challenger 73 seconds after liftoff ... shuttle flights on Sept. 29, 1988, when Discovery lifted off from the ...