This browser does not support the Video element. Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event ...

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air, killing all seven crew members ...

Images from that tragic day still haunt those old enough to remember. It's the 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster. Seven astronauts, including Akron native Judith A. Resnik, were killed when ...

NASA developed space shuttles to make more routine trips back and forth between the earth’s surface and Low Earth Orbit. NASA built six space shuttles, the first one launching in 1981 and the last one ...

How Long After Launch Did the Challenger Explode? It’s hard to believe that it’s been 40 years to the day since the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff, in front of the ...

Lemont students honored the legacy of the astronauts killed in a 1986 space shuttle disaster at Challenger Learning Center in Hammond. HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) -- The worlds of science and education come ...

A flag that survived the Challenger space shuttle explosion in 1986 will be permanently displayed at the Challenger Learning Center in Colorado Springs, offering visitors a tangible connection to one ...