OTD in Space - February 1: Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in ...

What happened to Challenger? Remembering deadly disaster 40 years later

Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed Central Floridians’ lives

Their eyes were watching. Some knew something was wrong. Others were slow to realize. Soon everyone came to grief. Forty ...
Space.com

40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

Space shuttle Challenger explosion remembered, 40 years later

The space shuttle Challenger explosion was a defining moment of the 1980s. Whether you were watching on TV or in person, ...

'It's part of his story': Daughter remembers astronaut dad 40 years after Challenger explosion

"I lost my father," Alison Balch said, "but to everyone else, they felt like they lost somebody also." ...

Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago

Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent ...
Sun Sentinel

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed young Floridians' lives

Their eyes were watching. Some knew something was wrong. Others were slow to realize. Soon everyone came to grief. Forty years ago Space Shuttle Challenger climbed into the clear amid blue skies over ...