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

Read full article: INTERACTIVE: The NASA astronauts and employees who died in service to U.S. space ... the Space Shuttle Challenger. This marks 35 years since the Challenger disaster.

It was the morning of Jan. 28, the day of the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Icicles formed on ... the night before to prevent or minimize ice formation. Water was drained from pipes on ...

29, 1988, when Discovery lifted off from the space center. Seventeen years after the Challenger disaster, another shuttle and its crew were lost in the skies above America: The shuttle Columbia ...

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.

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

The crewed shuttle mission for ... all seven crew members aboard Challenger, including teacher Christa McAuliffe, set to be one of the first “civilians” in space. A NASA investigation later ...