NASA’s Next Moon Rocket Runs on Shuttle Engines—Here’s the Story Behind Each One

NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo. The agency’s new era of spaceflight comes with a few parts from its past, ...

On this day: Space Shuttle Challenger is lost

On this day in 1986, millions watched on live TV as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded moments after launch, Eliot Wilson ...

Space shuttle Challenger explosion remembered, 40 years later

The space shuttle Challenger explosion was a defining moment of the 1980s. Whether you were watching on TV or in person, ...

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago today, killing its 7-person crew. Photos reveal Challenger's legacy.

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...
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WKCTC honors Space Shuttle Challenger crew 40 years after disaster

In remembrance of the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, West Kentucky Community and Technical ...
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40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

Shuttle Challenger remembered at 40th anniversary of NASA disaster

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the ...

Why has SpaceX not launched from Kennedy Space Center this year?

SpaceX launched 26 missions from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A in 2025, including four human spaceflight missions. That era is coming to an end. A massive crane was put in place this week ...