Andrew 'Andy' Freed is most well-known for being a Purdue professor, teaching notable classes taken by a large majority of ...

During the days leading up to the launch of Challenger on STS-51-L (January ... in the orbiter (five), and on the tank (one). Space Shuttle Main Engines In 1995, the power head was narrowed ...

As the investigation into and recovery from the Challenger disaster proceeded ... of Discovery’s Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) were part of the program’s recertification mandate.

Marshall Space Flight Center also came to control three of the primary elements of the space shuttle: the main engines on the ... when the space shuttle orbiter Challenger exploded Jan. 28 ...

The story of the doomed Challenger spacecraft and how it came to its gruesome demise features a tragic sequence of events and heartbreaking final words from those on board. It was 28 January 1986, and ...

In 1986 he somewhat reluctantly agreed to join the Rogers Commission, whose task was to investigate the Challenger disaster. The space shuttle Challenger had exploded a little more than a minute ...

David Plotz talks with author Adam Higginbotham about his new book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space ... people on board the shuttle, and more.

Divers looking for World War Two aircraft wreckage off Florida have found debris from the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster. Newly-released footage filmed in May 2022 shows the moment it was ...