Here's the semi-forgotten story of how, in 1986, NASA picked an Appleton high school student's experiment to fly on the space ...
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff, live on national television. Behind the tragedy lay ignored warnings, flawed decisions, and a frozen rubber ...
The University of Colorado Boulder will rename the Williams Village East residence hall to Onizuka Hall in honor of alumnus and astronaut Ellison Onizuka, who died on the failed space shuttle ...
Adam Higginbotham will discuss his book, “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space,” at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre. On Jan. 28, 1986, just 73 seconds into the flight, the ...
The teacher spoke with PEOPLE 40 years ago, where she shared her excitement about the space voyage Bettman; Corbis/VCG via Getty Teacher Christa McAuliffe had no reservations about her Jan 28, 1986, ...
NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though she never reached her destination Alice George - Museums Correspondent ...
From the world watching in horror as the Challenger space shuttle exploded to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that upended millions of lives, 1986 was a year for the history books. But it wasn’t all ...
On January 28, 1986, NASA launched the Challenger shuttle into space with a civilian on board. The momentous occasion went from celebration to tragedy when the shuttle exploded just 73 seconds into ...
Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — William Ray Lucas, who led the NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, has died. Lucas was 102. Lucas died Monday at ...
William Ray Lucas, who led the NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, has died. Lucas was 102. Lucas died Monday at his home in ...
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