*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday ...

Idaho Public Television's latest documentary reveals how a local sculptor has immortalized Challenger astronaut Christa ...

Most people will never forget where they were when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986. Today marks the 39th anniversary of that tragic event, which took ...

it is with deep, heartfelt sorrow. I address you here this afternoon at 11:40 a.m. This morning Space program experienced a national tragedy with the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

Read full article: INTERACTIVE: The NASA astronauts and employees who died in service to U.S. space exploration January 28th is a Day of Remembrance honoring the lives of the crew and teacher aboard ...

The Challenger disaster, a tragic day in space exploration history, took place on January 28, 1986. Just 73 seconds after ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...

Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history. Nearly four decades later ...