AKRON, Ohio — This week marks 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a tragedy that stunned the nation, halted America’s space program, and forever changed the lives of families, ...

When astronaut Judith Resnik returned to visit friends and family in Akron, she would often stop at her alma mater, Firestone High School, to speak with students and visit her favorite teachers. One ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The memories are painful. Images from that tragic day still haunt those old enough to remember. It’s the 40th anniversary of the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KWTX) - On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff, killing all seven crew members, including Texas resident Judith Arlene Resnik, the second ...

Left: STS-51L crew members Michael J. Smith, front row left, Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, Ronald E. McNair; Ellison S. Onizuka, back row left, S. Christa McAuliffe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kandice Seiberling and future NASA astronaut Judy Resnik were great childhood friends during the 1950s at Fairlawn Elementary ...

KSHB 41 reporter Tod Palmer covers sports business and eastern Jackson County. Share your story idea with Tod. Joyous anticipation. That’s probably the best way to describe the feeling 40 years ago, ...

(CNN) - Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle explosion. It was a moment of collective grief on Jan. 28, 1986, when the space shuttle exploded during a live broadcast.

CLEVELAND (WJW) — At the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, this week is dedicated to remembrance — honoring the heroes lost in the pursuit of space exploration. Forty years ago, the world ...