Minute By Minute explores the story of STS-51-L, the Challenger disaster. A launch witnessed by millions becomes a tragic ...

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

At 11:38 AM local time, everything looked normal as Mission Control told Scobee “Challenger, go with throttle up.” However, just 73 seconds after liftoff, at an altitude of around 46,000 feet, or ...

Stewart stars as Sally Ride in the series about the events leading up to and following the 1986 Challenger disaster.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A monument to Ronald McNair, an astronaut who died in the 1986 Challenger disaster, stands in his hometown of Lake City, South ...

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 – ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A La Jolla High School teacher who was a finalist for the Teacher in Space program reflects on the 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster and how the tragedy shaped her mission ...

WASHINGTON — It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle explosion, one of NASA's most devastating tragedies. NASA's Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds after lifting off on Jan. 28, 1986 ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the 25th space shuttle mission Challenger left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean as millions of ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...