The Challenger disaster, a tragic day in space exploration history, took place on January 28, 1986. Just 73 seconds after launch, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, leading to the loss of seven ...

At 8.15 a.m. on Jan. 28, 1986, New Hampshire social-studies teacher Christa McAuliffe sat with her six fellow astronauts ahead of the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger from Kennedy Space Center ...

Sunday marks 38 years since the space shuttle Challenger lifted off on a chilly Florida morning and passed into history when the ship carrying seven astronauts -- one the first “civilian” in space, ...

The space shuttle Challenger explodes moments after launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from the Kennedy Space Center, killing its seven crewmembers. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge ...

In this Jan. 28, 1986 file photo, the space shuttle Challenger lifts off Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. A whole generation - including McAuliffe's own students - has grown up since ...

The Challenger shuttle crew: (back, L-R) Ellison S Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis and Judy Resnick. (Front, L-R) Mike Smith, Dick Scobee and Ron McNair - NASA/Getty Images In the dying days ...

"Challenger was already on my mind." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Adam Higginbotham was touring with his first book when got ...