Shuttle astronauts' deaths were so horrific NASA held an extra funeral

At least two Challenger astronauts are believed to have survived the shuttle's explosion, enduring a harrowing 2-minute, 45-second descent before impact ...
WPXI

Space shuttle Challenger remembered 40 years after explosion

Forty years ago today, Americans were stunned, shocked and saddened when the Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on a cold, cloudless day in Florida. A booster leak ignited the ...
Longhorns Wire

Remembering Challenger: Artemis II launches 40 years after tragic disaster

The Artemis II launch on April 1, was a success. But not all launches have bee. In 1986, 7 members of the Challenger crew were killed in a shocking disaster.
UPI

On This Day: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes killing 7

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 ...
The Washington Post

40 years later, a new look at lessons from the Challenger disaster

Spectators in the VIP area at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, watch as the space shuttle Challenger lifts off Jan. 28, 1986. The shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch. (Bruce ...