Exploration has never been a safe occupation. For every significant discovery, there has been sacrifice by those seeking out ...

The Challenger disaster, a tragic day in space exploration history, took place on January 28, 1986. Just 73 seconds after launch, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, leading to the loss of ...

Set to become the first teacher in space, McAuliffe had ... videos several years after the shuttle disaster. Her lost lessons are now available on the Challenger Center website.

In 1986 he somewhat reluctantly agreed to join the Rogers Commission, whose task was to investigate the Challenger disaster. The space shuttle Challenger had exploded a little more than a minute ...

David Plotz talks with author Adam Higginbotham about his new book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space ... people on board the shuttle, and more.

Set to open on January 28, 2026 — the 40th anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster — the center will offer middle schoolers an immersive, hands-on learning experience designed to ...

In space, however ... a pair of errant communications satellites. But after the Challenger disaster in 1986, NASA re-evaluated shuttle missions, including spacewalks, and the MMU was deemed ...

William Ray Lucas, who led the NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle ... the Challenger's launch and witnessed the televised disaster in ...

Investigations into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster revealed that key decision-makers worked on little sleep, raising concerns that fatigue impaired their judgment. Similarly ...

Space exploration has been marked by tragic disasters, such as the Apollo 1 fire, Soyuz 1 and 11 accidents, and the Space Shuttles Challenger and Columbia tragedies. These events emphasized ...