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.

The shuttle launches were a beacon to many worldwide for optimism in science, so Challenger's loss was both national disaster and a blow to the space programme. This wasn't America's first space ...

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 ...

When the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986 ... But what was more shocking was that the cause of the disaster might never be uncovered. The Challenger is the story of how Richard Feynman ...

Set to become the first teacher in space, McAuliffe had ... videos several years after the shuttle disaster. Her lost lessons are now available on the Challenger Center website.

Based on a true story, an engineer working on the Space Shuttle Challenger discovers a potentially fatal flaw in the launch that could cost the lives of the astronauts on board. Unfortunately ...

NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy ... That same kind of cultural blunder led to the loss of shuttle Challenger during liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all ...