28, 1986, when the Challenger space shuttle exploded shortly after takeoff ... Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff because of a mechanical malfunction. The disaster occurred live on ...
McAuliffe was 37 when she was killed, one of the seven crew members aboard the Challenger when the space shuttle broke apart on live TV on Jan. 28, 1986.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Fire Department is assisting Rural Metro Fire with an explosion at a house near the Choto area of Knox County. The Loudon County Fire Department has also ...
It is named in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, a pioneering African-American astronaut who died in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. Dr. McNair came from a low-income background but went on ...