Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger knows it was a national tragedy. But dig a little deeper, and it's even more heartbreaking.

A new documentary about teacher Christa McAuliffe focuses more on how she still inspires others and less on her fate aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

When the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event ... But what was more shocking was that the cause of the disaster might never be uncovered. The Challenger is ...

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 ...

Reprinted from Rogers Commission, 1986. To provide for the broadest possible spectrum of civil and military ... Four space shuttle systems were built: the Columbia, the Discovery, the Atlantis, and ...

War Thunder developer Gaijin Entertainment has apologized after using the explosion from the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in key art for the World War 2 massively multiplayer online game.

Set to become the first teacher in space, McAuliffe had a whole lesson plan ready to teach the world in 1986 ... the shuttle disaster. Her lost lessons are now available on the Challenger Center ...