On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff, destroying the orbiter and killing her ...

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

Security camera footage posted on the social media platform Sina Weibo captured the scene of two family members reacting to an explosion near their home that lit up the night sky. Fortunately, the ...

The anniversary of the Challenger disaster marks a cold reminder of risk and management failure along with the role weather played in the deadly flight.

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 ...

It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ...

While the midair explosion of the SpaceX's Starship rocket made for an ... SpaceX managed to successfully complete the rocket booster return and catch at the launch pad for the second time ever. The ...

Looking back at the weather 39 years ago and how it impacted the Challenger launch, leading to one of the most tragic losses in space flight history.

The seventh test of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket was nothing short of exhilarating, with a fiery explosion and a successful booster catch.

At 5 p.m., President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation. “The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the ...

The "rapid unscheduled disassembly" was likely caused by a propellant leak, Elon Musk said, and was captured on video by spectators on the ground.

On Tuesday, the nation marks the 39th anniversary of the explosion that destroyed Challenger 73 seconds after liftoff after a failure in the shuttle’s right solid rocket booster. Americans were ...