The world was shocked and saddened 39 years ago after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. The crewed shuttle mission for NASA ended moments after the launch with a terrible mid-air explosion on Jan.

It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, exploding in mere minutes.

Host Tom Fowler brings the breaking news about the Space Shuttle Challenger to South Carolina. On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after launch at the ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

The Challenger disaster, which occurred on January 28, 1986, remains one of the most heartbreaking events in space exploration. The tragedy was caused by a failure in the shuttle’s solid rocket ...

TV viewers witnessed a tragedy in the skies above Florida. America lost is favorite astronaut-teacher Christa McAuliffe.

On this day in history, the Challenger space shuttle exploded, killing all seven inside. On Jan. 28, 1986, an explosion took place 73 seconds into the flight of the Challenger space shuttle. Billions ...

On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift off, killing the seven crew members on board. The space shuttle disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast ...

29, 1988, when Discovery lifted off from the space center. Seventeen years after the Challenger disaster, another shuttle and its crew were lost in the skies above America: The shuttle Columbia ...

The anniversary of the Challenger disaster marks a cold reminder of risk and management failure along with the role weather played in the deadly flight.

In one of the tragic accidents of American space exploration, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after its launch on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members who were aboard ...

Beloved Concord teacher Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian teacher ever chosen for a space mission, was one of seven crew members killed in the disaster.