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

On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff, destroying the orbiter and killing her crew of seven.

Ice halts shipping in rivers and canal in 1936, Ghandi killed in 1948, space shuttle explodes in 1986, snow closes schools ...

The mid-1980s may feel distant to today’s Northwestern students. But to me, a 22-year-old senior at the Medill School of ...

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.

The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto coins to celebrate advancements made by Texas and ...

The Apollo I and space shuttle Challenger and Columbia astronauts were remembered during an annual ceremony at Kennedy Space ...

Kirk Whalum was stunned to receive a call from Cheryl McNair, the widow of astronaut Ron McNair who was killed in the Challenger disaster. The favor she asked of him still affects him today.

On Jan. 24, 1985, space shuttle Discovery took off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on STS-51C, the first ...

In 1971, Utah lawmakers passed a proposal to create a “Space Port Committee.” The group of business, political leaders, scientists and engineers was to make the state’s best argument for becoming the ...