On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet (14 km) above the …

Jan 2, 2026 · Challenger disaster, explosion of the U.S. space shuttle orbiter Challenger, shortly after its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 28, 1986, which claimed the lives of …

Apr 24, 2025 · On January 28, 1986, NASA and the American people were rocked as tragedy unfolded 73 seconds into the flight of Space Shuttle Challenger’s STS-51L mission. Presented …

May 22, 2024 · At 11:38 a.m. EST, Challenger lifted off from Launch Complex 39B. Just 73 seconds after launch, the shuttle disintegrated, leading to the deaths of all seven crew …

Feb 15, 2010 · On February 1, 2003, a second shuttle disaster rocked the United States when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry, killing all seven people aboard.

Space Shuttle Challenger began Mission STS-51L with a launch from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39B at 11:38:00 a.m. EST on January 28, 1986. Challenger exploded 73 seconds …

On this day, 28 January, in 1986, one of the worst and most public disasters in U.S. space history... The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster is probably the most significant event in the …

How the Challenger Disaster Became a Case Study of the ‘Normalization of Deviance’ Forty years after the tragedy, Columbia sociologist Diane Vaughan reflects on her landmark work on …

First of eight 25-inch-long, 7-inch-wide exploding bolts fire, four at the base of each booster, freeing Challenger from launch pad. First continuous vertical motion is recorded. Film …

On its tenth flight in January 1986, Challenger broke up 73 seconds after liftoff, killing the seven-member crew of STS-51-L that included Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first …