The space shuttle Challenger exploded on live TV, 73 seconds after launch, killing Concord teacher Christa McAuliffe and her ...

so its first launch unfortunately was the Challenger disaster of January 1986, killing Teacher-in-Space Christa McAuliffe and six NASA astronauts. After the shuttle returned to flight in 1988 ...

The FRR for the final mission of the space shuttle Challenger was held on Jan. 15, 1986, and the ship was cleared to launch.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it was moving to streamline a key commercial space launch and reentry license ...

There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. October 4, 1957 - The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial ...

CONCORD, NH (WGME) -- A beloved teacher who was headed for space is being remembered with a new statue. Christa McAuliffe was ...

While the space shuttle was mostly a civilian program, in the 1980s the U.S. military used it occasionally to launch satellites ... mostly ceased after the Challenger shuttle explosion of 1986 ...

The telescope's original October 1986 launch was scrapped after the loss of the space shuttle Challenger. When the telescope finally became operational in 1990, it began to return unprecedented ...

Space weather events can scramble satellite communication systems on Earth and even damage power grids. Still not enough space? Don't forget to check out our Space Image of the Day, and on the ...

Once open — the projected date is late 2025 or early 2026 — the Rainbow City facility will offer a variety of STEM-related ...