Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Siena Garcia, center, takes an elevator with others during a simulated Mars expedition mission Jan. 16 at the Scobee Education ...

HOUSTON (CNN) — NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KAPOLEI, Oahu (KHON2) — This coming Wednesday, Jan. 28, will mark the 40-year anniversary of the Challenger explosion, one of the ...

Forty years to the day since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a former astronaut and teacher recounted watching the launch as a child and reflected on why she still chose to fly years later in a ...

Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event live in school. Forty years later, many of those ...

The Challenger Learning Center is honoring the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle tragedy with several events. The center is launching a legacy campaign to upgrade facilities and create new ...

Forty years ago this week, the space shuttle Challenger exploded in flight, 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. All seven crew members were killed. In the months that followed, the tragedy ...

The Challenger disaster's enduring legacy is the educational mission that arose from the tragedy. Challenger Learning Centers were created to honor the crew by inspiring young people in science and ...

The crew for the space shuttle Challenger flight 51-L leaves their quarters for the launch pad, Jan. 27, 1986, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Front to back are Commander Francis Scobee, ...

Forty years after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, the Scobee Education Center at San Antonio College is still working to keep the lost crew’s legacy alive. The Scobee center is one of more than ...

KAPOLEI, Oahu (KHON2) — This coming Wednesday, Jan. 28, will mark the 40-year anniversary of the Challenger explosion, one of the biggest tragedies in NASA history, which killed seven crew members ...