The 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster comes as NASA prepares for its next major step in human spaceflight. The Artemis II mission, which will send four astronauts around the ...
Four of the astronauts selected for the Space Shuttle Challenger mission in 1986 sit in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS). From left to right: Michael J. Smith, Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik ...
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
It was inherently risky, and space exploration continues to be so,” FSU history professor Ronald Doel said, referring to the ...
Forty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff. Seven astronauts were killed, including teacher-in-space Christa McAuliffe. It was a devastating blow to the U.S. space ...
On Jan. 28, 1986, the world watched in horror as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven ...