On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff. Pilot Michael Smith's final words ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 28th January 1986: An abstract smoke pattern after the space shuttle Challenger explosion, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.Dave ...

The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into flight on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members. Evidence found 40 years later suggests three astronauts activated their emergency air ...

It was 40 years ago today (Jan. 28) that the space shuttle Challenger blasted off on its 10th mission to space. Sadly, the vehicle never made it there. Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff ...

Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event live in school. Forty years later, many of those ...

On this day in 1986, millions watched on live TV as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded moments after launch, Eliot Wilson remembers On this day 40 years ago, NASA was preparing to launch the 25th ...

As anticipation mounts over the Artemis II launch, some Americans are feeling anxious due to the Challenger disaster from ...

We're revisiting live broadcasts from Cape Canaveral, with one of the local reporters who covered the launch in real time. Almost 40 years ago, the Challenger space shuttle broke apart, claiming the ...

Rothman is managing editor at TIME. The Feb. 10, 1986, cover of TIME Rothman is managing editor at TIME. When the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off on Jan. 28, 1986, space flight was supposed to be ...

Forty years ago today, Americans were stunned, shocked and saddened when the Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on a cold, cloudless day in Florida. A booster leak ignited the ...