The Challenger space shuttle tragedy shocked the entire world and reminded everyone of the gravity and intense dangers space exploration really is. Decades later, visiting space as a tourist is now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members aboard in a ...

How a team of divers accidentally uncovered debris from the tragic 1986 shuttle explosion resting on Florida’s ocean floor.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Jan. 28, 1986 - 40 years ago today - seven spacefarers including a North Carolina Navy commander were killed in a tragic event ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — January 28, 1986, remains one of the most tragic moments in America’s spaceflight history. After days of delays, Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — This week marks 40 years since the space shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after liftoff, a tragedy that changed how the United States approaches space travel. On Jan. 28, ...

Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event live in school. Forty years later, many of those ...

HOUSTON — Forty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members aboard in a tragedy that shocked the nation and reshaped NASA's approach to ...