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.

Today marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (Mission STS-51-L), when the shuttle's seven astronauts were killed by an explosion.

The anniversary of the Challenger disaster marks a cold reminder of risk and management failure along with the role weather ...

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 ...

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 booster ...

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 Shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after its launch on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members who were aboard including teacher Christa McAuliffe. She was on board the ...

The UK resident was travelling to St Malo and was found by a Jersey fishing crew, said police. "Our thoughts are with the family during this difficult time," said the force. States of Jersey Police ...

The UK resident was travelling to St Malo and was found by a Jersey fishing crew, said police A body found at sea on Wednesday 15 January has been formally identified. States of Jersey Police said ...

According to police, the body was found stuffed inside a compartment below the bed in the truck. Police have identified the man as Vijay Muralidhar Raut (52), a resident of Shahungar in ...

One of the engineers who warned that launching the space shuttle Challenger could prove disastrous will speak at UNLV next week. "Inside Views of the Challenger Disaster" will be the topic when Roger ...

Deep space sounds like birdsong, astronomers have found. Random bursts of radiation ... to the pressurised environment of the inside of a shuttle or space station, or it could be the scent of ...