(CNN) — NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first ...

WASHINGTON — Wednesday marks 40 years since the NASA Challenger space shuttle exploded less than two minutes after takeoff, killing everyone aboard. Jan. 28, 1986, began a day filled with hope and ...

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 ...

Waco, TX (FOX 44) – For four decades, the legacy of Challenger has shaped a nation, reverberated around the world, and left a lasting mark on an entire generation that watched it unfold. Just 73 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion, a devastating incident that occurred on Jan. 28, 1986, after the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On this day 40 years ago, a generation of schoolchildren learned that the future can break your heart. That morning, television ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steve Hawley, who flew five space shuttle missions, and Krista Schaffer, a first-grade teacher at Christa McAuliffe Elementary in ...

Forty years to the day since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a former astronaut and teacher recounted watching the launch as a child and reflected on why she still chose to fly years later in a ...