40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned

Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades ...

NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident are marking that tragic day 40 years ago.

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed Central Floridians’ lives

It’s been 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was a day the nation slowly realized something had ...

Challenger at 40: Lessons from a tragedy

Forty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff. Seven astronauts were killed, including ...
Opinion

Challenger, 40 years on: the space shuttle disaster watched live by millions of children

Nasa’s avoidable tragedy exemplified 1980s overconfidence and haunted a generation, but the allure of space exploration endured ...
Concord Monitor

Forty years later, NASA and those who knew Christa McAuliffe still ‘mourn the loss of our friends’

At NASA's Day of Remembrance, Christa McAuliffe, the Teacher in Space, and the other six members of the Challenger crew were ...

NASA remembers fallen astronauts during Kennedy Space Center memorial ceremony

The 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster cast a shadow over NASA's annual Day of Remembrance event inside the Space ...
Concord Monitor

‘Until something bad happens’: NASA’s systemic failures and the change that resulted from them

NASA's tributes to fallen astronauts serve as reminders of the importance of safety in space exploration, as do tributes to ...

NASA Day of Remembrance: Honoring fallen astronauts at Kennedy Space Center

NASA remembrance day commemorates the astronauts who died in the Challenger, Columbia and Apollo One tragedies ...