It's been 40 years since the space shuttle Challenger exploded just after takeoff. Geoff Bennett speaks with science correspondent Miles O'Brien, who covered the aftermath of the disaster, about how ...

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, ...

DENVER — Most people who were around in 1986 remember where they were, and what they were doing when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. The accident killed the seven crew members, and halted ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Wednesday marks 40 years since the NASA space shuttle Challenger broke apart after lifting off, killing all seven people on board off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air, killing all seven crew members ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Jan 28, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger ...

HOUSTON — Forty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members aboard in a tragedy that shocked the nation and reshaped NASA's approach to ...

(WJHL) On this 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Mary Munsey reflects back on that historic day. She shares the story of how she was moved to write a song that day called ...

Forty years ago this week, after spending five days at Cape Canaveral and enduring three aborted launch attempts of the Space Shuttle Challenger while waiting to see fellow Teacher in Space candidate ...

The crew for the space shuttle Challenger flight 51-L leaves their quarters for the launch pad, Jan. 27, 1986, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Front to back are Commander Francis Scobee, ...

Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air, killing all seven crew members aboard. The disaster occurred at what was then the pinnacle of the U.S.