Forty years to the day since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a former astronaut and teacher recounted watching the launch as a child and reflected on why she still chose to fly years later in a ...

NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board.

Forty years ago, the U.S. space shuttle Challengerset out on a mission to not just launch satellites but to carry the first teacher into space and to inspire the promise of spaceflight into classrooms ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Just 73 seconds after liftoff, the shuttle’s fuel tank exploded and the shuttle broke apart ...