The night before the shuttle was to blast off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., McAuliffe's mother, Grace Corrigna, then 75, later ...

The night of the disaster, President Ronald Reagan addressed the American people. After expressing condolences to the families of those killed, he reflected on the country's space exploration.

On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger took to the skies for a brief 73 seconds before a fiery demise. Here's what happened, minute by minute.

NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though ...

Friday marks a solemn anniversary for the space community. On Jan. 28, 1986, seven astronauts were killed when the Challenger space shuttle exploded shortly after launch. The crew of the ...

A stunning discovery has been made 36 years after the Challenger space shuttle disaster. NASA officials tell ABC13 that a 20-foot segment of the shuttle was discovered and recovered by divers off ...