On the morning of January 28, 1986, seven crew members were killed when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart a little over a minute after it launched. Those killed included five NASA astronauts, ...

The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago, on Jan. 28, 1986. The disaster was watched live on CNN across the globe and in person by family and friends of the crew and schoolchildren. A ...

(CNN) - Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle explosion. It was a moment of collective grief on Jan. 28, 1986, when the space shuttle exploded during a live broadcast.

(FROM THE UPI) — Space shuttle Challenger experienced an explosion two minutes after liftoff today, veered wildly out of control and fell toward the ocean. The fate of the crew was not known. New ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1547, Henry VIII died and 9-year-old Edward VI became king of England. In 1782, the U.S. Congress authorized creation of the great seal of the United States ...