The Challenger disaster still hits harder than almost any other spaceflight tragedy because it did not feel random. This ...

The Artemis II launch on April 1, was a success. But not all launches have bee. In 1986, 7 members of the Challenger crew ...

If you weren't around in 1986, the significance of the Challenger disaster in the collective memory of your elders may elude you. To bridge the generation gap, I'll try to set the scene for you. How ...

At least two Challenger astronauts are believed to have survived the shuttle's explosion, enduring a harrowing 2-minute, ...

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 ...

It was Jan. 28, 1986, when seven crew members loaded onto the Challenger space shuttle on Florida's Space Coast, with plans to head to space. Instead, the shuttle exploded minutes after launching – ...

A letter to the editor compares the Jeffrey Epstein affair to the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. The author argues that Epstein's criminality was ignored for decades, similar to how a known O ...

NASA's Artemis II mission, which will test life support systems and other mechanics during a flyby of the moon, has brought the Challenger disaster to the minds of U.S. space fans once again.