Twenty-five names are carved into the black mirror-finished granite: the Challenger seven, the seven who perished in the ...

It was a cold morning in Florida when the last words heard by any of Space Shuttle Challenger’s crew were uttered by pilot Michael Smith. The seven members of mission 51-L, the 25th space shuttle ...

NASA held its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday to honor those who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration.

We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every ...

Families and friends gathered at the Kennedy Space Center to commemorate the Challenger disaster's 40th anniversary, which ...

As the nation approaches the 40th anniversary of the loss of the Challenger STS-51-L crew on Jan. 28, 1986, the Challenger ...

For 73 seconds, a crowd of excited Americans looked to the sky in wonder and awe as they waved goodbye to the crew aboard ...

Sunday marks 38 years since the space shuttle Challenger lifted off on a chilly Florida morning and passed into history when the ship carrying seven astronauts -- one the first “civilian” in space, ...