A statement from the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident indicated the crew probably survived the fuel tank blast but ultimately died nearly three minutes later when ...

The predecessor of this new tank, the Challenger 2, holds high regard in ... However, unfortunately, not all ammunition can be isolated from the crew. The new turret utilizes newly developed ...

Seventeen years after the Challenger disaster, another shuttle and its crew were lost in the skies ... of foam that fell from the external rocket tank during launch, which opened a hole in a ...

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.

All of these elements caused the external tank to fail, leaking the hot gas and resulting in the explosion of Challenger ... In 73 seconds, all seven crew members, including the first civilian ...

On this date, Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, killing all seven crew members ... the external fuel tank, basically ...

The space agency honored the fallen Challenger crew, as well as other astronauts of Apollo 1 and space shuttle Columbia, during its annual Day of Remembrance ceremony on Jan. 23. "Today ...

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.

On this date, Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds ... basically making the tank and its liquid fuel contents a bomb. The STS-51L crew included: Dick Scobee: Commander ...