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

Every generation has that extraordinary moment in time where they can pinpoint where they were, what they were doing and how they felt. Mine was that January day, 40 years ago Wednesday, when ...

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the ...

The loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its seven brave astronauts 40 years ago inflicted a generational wound on the ...

Tallahassee’s Challenger Learning Center has a collection of newspapers from before, during, and after the January 1986 disaster that forever changed NASA. The state says the cuts are needed because ...

A catastrophic failure occurred 73 seconds after liftoff as the shuttle emerged from “Max-Q,” the period of highest ...

The new exhibit at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center showcases Christa McAuliffe's story and the memorabilia received ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, America witnessed a tragedy: the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger in the blue skies over Florida. The doomed shuttle touched us like we have never been touched before because ...

It was Jan. 28, 1986 when seven crew members loaded onto the Challenger space shuttle on Florida's Space Coast, with plans to ...

Forty years after the Challenger disaster, its legacy fuels STEM education, inspiring new generations. The milestone calls ...

Nearly four decades have passed since the nation watched the space shuttle Challenger tragedy unfold on January 28, 1986. While the loss of the STS-51L crew was a dark moment in history, their ...

As we approach the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster on Jan. 28, 2026, I find myself reflecting not only on that tragic day but also on its profound impact on my journey as an ...