The Challenger disaster, which occurred on January 28, 1986, remains one of the most heartbreaking events in space exploration. The tragedy was caused by a failure in the shuttle’s solid rocket ...

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

This hot-headed engineer makes a desperate race against the clock to call off the billion dollar multi-delayed Challenger launch, convinced the O-ring seals will fail and kill everyone on board.

The world was shocked and saddened 39 years ago after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. The crewed shuttle mission for NASA ended moments after the launch with a terrible mid-air explosion on Jan.

John Curley reflects on when the Challenger Exploded after liftoff 39 years ago yesterday. They talk about Ronald Reagan’s historic speech and the woman who wrote it. Listen to The John Curley ...

Blame for the Challenger tragedy eventually was placed on faulty O-ring seals in the motors built by Utah’s Thiokol plant. More than 2½ years of research, redesign and testing were needed before ...

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We kickoff the day with Challenger Job Cuts, the ADP Employment Change, the Trade Balance, Exports and Imports, Initial Jobless Claims, Jobless Claims 4-Week Average and Continuing Jobless Claims ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ... NASA concluded two rubber O-rings in Challenger’s right solid ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.