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

Many county residents remember the shock and pain they felt 40 years ago as they watched the space shuttle Challenger ...

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

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 ...

NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which ran from 1981 to 2011, was a complex and ambitious project that pushed the boundaries of ...

When Space Shuttle Discovery touched down for the last time at Kennedy Space Center Runway 15 on March 9, 2011, it brought to an end a 27-year career of spaceflight. Discovery flew to space 39 times, ...