He was 8, a self-proclaimed "science nerd," inspired by "Star Wars," who was home from elementary school in New Hyde Park that day because he'd just been diagnosed with chickenpox. Still, Michael ...

The purpose of the January 28, 1986 Challenger flight, STS-51-L, was to launch the first Teacher in Space Project while also observing Halley's Comet for six days. Unfortunately, a structural failure ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Thirty years after the space shuttle Challenger exploded during liftoff, a new generation of spaceships continues to build on changes made after NASA's fatal accident.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Hundreds gathered at NASA's launch site today to mark the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, receiving words of hope from the widow of the space shuttle's ...

The Challenger Disaster is a 2013 documentary film directed by Nathan VonMinden. The movie follows the events that led to the Challenger explosion in 1986. It showed the efforts of one man who went ...

A stunning discovery has been made 36 years after the Challenger space shuttle disaster. NASA officials tell ABC13 that a 20-foot segment of the shuttle was discovered and recovered by divers off the ...

Challenger: The Final Flight is a 4-part docuseries that premieres on Netflix on Sept. 16. The docuseries examines the 1986 Challenger space shuttle tragedy and gives an in-depth look at the ...

NEW YORK — Many Americans have vivid memories of Jan. 28, 1986. That was the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded over a chilly Florida, just seconds after liftoff. School children across the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Thirty years after the space shuttle Challenger exploded during liftoff, a new generation of spaceships continues to build on changes made after NASA's fatal accident.