NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the ...

A catastrophic failure occurred 73 seconds after liftoff as the shuttle emerged from “Max-Q,” the period of highest ...

The SLS wet dress rehearsal is the rocket's last major hurdle before launch.

Challenger Center will also create a Digital Time Capsule , inviting students nationwide to imagine what space exploration will look like 40 years from now. Student-created works will be preserved as ...

Nearly four decades have passed since the nation watched the space shuttle Challenger tragedy unfold on January 28, 1986. While the loss of the STS-51L crew was a dark moment in history, their ...

The seven crew members of the Challenger mission were explorers united in their pursuit of dreams and education, and are remembered for their legacy of pushing science forward.

It's been 40 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ...

NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which ran from 1981 to 2011, was a complex and ambitious project that pushed the boundaries of ...

The Columbia Memorial Space Center will host Astronaut Commemoration Day on Saturday, Jan. 24, offering a free, daylong ...

NASA observed its annual Day of Remembrance Thursday to commemorate the astronauts killed in the Apollo 1 and space shuttle ...

The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State plans several events to mark the 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster ...

As the nation approaches the 40th anniversary of the loss of the Challenger STS-51-L crew on Jan. 28, 1986, the Challenger ...