NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago today, killing its 7-person crew. Photos reveal Challenger's legacy.

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...
Space.com

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 ...

Editorial: Nation marks 40 years since space shuttle Challenger disaster

The loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its seven brave astronauts 40 years ago inflicted a generational wound on the ...

NASA’s Next Moon Rocket Runs on Shuttle Engines—Here’s the Story Behind Each One

NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo.

NASA's Discovery shuttle, launched in Florida, may not move to Houston

NASA's iconic Discovery space shuttle, which launched dozens of times from Florida, may not be relocated to Houston for display.
Alabama Public Radio

Alabama's role in NASA’s space shuttle Challenger accident, on its 40th anniversary

This week marks forty years since seven astronauts were killed in the space shuttle Challenger accident in 1986. Families of ...

She was supposed to be the first teacher in space. 40 years later, her mission continues

NASA’s 1986 Challenger mission was intended to inspire students to consider a future in space. The crew’s family is ...

Space shuttle Challenger disaster remembered 40 years later

"I think the people, the seven people we lost that day, and how they had dedicated their careers and lives to exploration." ...

Houston may not get Discovery shuttle after all. About NASA chief's plans

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman appeared to suggest that space shuttle Discovery may not be relocated to Houston's Johnson ...