The country ‘watched in despair’ as Challenger space shuttle exploded 40 years ago

The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago, on Jan. 28, 1986. The disaster was watched live on CNN across the globe and in person by family and friends of the crew and schoolchildren. A ...
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40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago

Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent ...

Horrifying final seconds of Challenger astronauts killed in disaster watched by millions

The Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed just 73 seconds into its flight 40 years ago today, killing all seven crew on ...