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 ...

It was 1986, Christmas was just around the corner, and this was the after-dark view, looking down Newcastle’s main retail ...

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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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.

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, received a $17.8 million grant from the U.S. Air Force to build a ...

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