NASA Challenger Explosion

Challenger disaster remembered 40 years later

Challenger disaster remembered 40 years later as NASA prepares for new lunar mission

The 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster comes as NASA prepares for its next major step in human spaceflight.

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40 years since Challenger explosion: What did NASA learn from the disaster?

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NASA, families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of Challenger disaster

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Christa McAuliffe remembered 40 years after space shuttle Challenger exploded

It's now been 40 years since New Hampshire school teacher Christa McAuliffe died when the space shuttle Challenger exploded.

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Today marks 40th anniversary of Space Shuttle Challenger explosion

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Space shuttle Challenger remembered 40 years after explosion

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40 years later, Susan Horstman recounts seeing space shuttle Challenger disaster

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The Challenger shuttle disaster that killed 7 crew members was 40 years ago. What happened and how they're being remembered.

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Challenger disaster at 40: How a shuttle explosion changed NASA forever

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NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago today, killing its 7-person crew. Photos reveal Challenger's legacy.

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts.

Astronaut Had a Close Call Before His Friends Died in the Challenger Explosion. What He Remembers (Exclusive)

Former astronaut and professor Terry Hart is opening up 40 years later about the friends and colleagues he lost on board the space shuttle Challenger explosion.

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Former astronaut who saw Challenger disaster as child explains why she still chose to fly

Former astronaut shares childhood memories of watching the Challenger disaster and why she still chose to fly in a new Fox Nation documentary that honors the crew.

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Joyous anticipation to tragedy: KC-area astronaut, teacher reflect on 40th anniversary of Challenger disaster

Steve Hawley, who flew five Space Shuttle missions, and Krista Schaffer, a first-grade teacher at Christa McAuliffe Elementary in Lenexa reflect on the 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster.

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How Richard Feynman Found the Root of the Challenger Disaster

To demonstrate this tragic oversight, Feynman dropped a sample of the O-ring rubber in a glass of ice water. The rubber grew rigid in the glass, proving Feynman’s point. “I believe that has some significance for our problem,” he said at a February 1986 hearing of the Challenger commission.

40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned

Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.