Icicles on equipment at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the day of the Challenger disaster, Jan. 28, 1986.(more) The mission experienced trouble at the outset, as the launch was postponed for...
Reagan Delayed the 1986 State of the Union to Mourn the Challenger Disaster The shocking disaster delayed the speech for one week. Big Bird Nearly Rode on the Disastrous Challenger Mission Caroll Spinney—the puppeteer in the yellow suit—was in talks to go to space. ...
A new National Geographic Channel special "Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes" marks the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle's loss. The documentary uses long-forgotten news footage, radio reports and rarely seen NASA video to retell the story of the 1986
HOUSTON - On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger — scheduled for a routine launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida — exploded after just 73 seconds in flight, killing all seven Americans on board.The disaster shocked the nation — and led ...
On the day of Space Shuttle Challenger's launch, icicles draped the Kennedy Space Center. The unusually cold weather most likely led to the failure that doomed the mission.(Image credit: NASA) What led to the accident? After studying the disaster, a review board determined that exceptionally ...
Conspiracy theorists peddle fake claim about the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster On Jan. 28, 1986, the Challenger Space Shuttle flight ended in tragedy when it disintegrated just 73 seconds after liftoff. Live broadcasts captured the space shuttle breaking apart and...
Dean Cain stars in “The Challenger Disaster,” a film about the 1986 catastrophe during which all seven members aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger perished while the world was watching.Jan. 24, 2019 01:35 Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire threatened after barrage of attacks ...
The Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986. Here, the people who were there remember what went wrong on that fateful day.
NASA is observing its three darkest moments in spaceflight, including today's 25th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster that killed seven astronauts on Jan. 28, 1986. Image of the Day: Remembering the FallenNASA Administrator Charles Bolden places a wreath at Arlington National ...
Reagan Delayed the 1986 State of the Union to Mourn the Challenger Disaster The shocking disaster delayed the speech for one week. Read more What Caused the Challenger Disaster? Seven lives were lost as communications failed in the face of public pressure to proceed with the launch despite danger...