On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly ... had failed due to cold temperatures on the morning of the launch. The disaster resulted in a 32-month hiatus in the space ...
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle ... of Jan. 28, 1986, Floridians saw the familiar plume from the launch fork off in two ...
On a cold Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off from a Kennedy Space Center launch pad. Seventy-three seconds into the launch, the shuttle broke apart, killing the seven ...
The space shuttle Challenger is destroyed shortly after lifting off, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1986, at the Kennedy Space ... The frigid forecast for the Challenger’s launch, with temperatures expected ...
1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, killing all seven crew members. Two O-rings in the right solid rocket booster failed on launch due ...
The man who led a NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion has died ...
The crewed shuttle mission for NASA ended moments after the launch with a terrible mid-air explosion on Jan. 28, 1986. The blast killed ... first “civilians” in space. A NASA investigation ...
Classrooms across America watched the launch. The shuttle was supposed ... USA TODAY's page one with the Challenger space shuttle explosion on Jan. 29, 1986. Seventeen years after the Challenger ...
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.