Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event live in school. Forty years later, many of those ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (KSWO) - Wednesday, Jan. 28, marks the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion off the coast of Cape Canaveral in Florida. The spacecraft broke apart 73 seconds ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...