It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ...
These enormous, orange-colored external tanks carried the propellants for the orbiters during launch. They were also the only component of a space shuttle system that were not reused. Over the ...
American rocket boosters were orange because of a foam used uniquely by NASA to insulate fuel tanks during the Space Shuttle ...
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...
Looking back at the weather 39 years ago and how it impacted the Challenger launch, leading to one of the most tragic losses ...
On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff, destroying the orbiter and killing her crew of seven.