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.
(This practice mostly ceased after the Challenger shuttle explosion of 1986, after which the military shifted to expendable rockets.) NASA focussed on reducing space costs, while the Soviet Union ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
They were created by the families of the crew that died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986. Hayes recalled watching that tragedy on television while in kindergarten and said she ...
Sally Ride became the first American woman to go to space in 1983 on board the Space Shuttle Challenger ... a year after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, which killed all seven astronauts ...