On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.

Ellison Onizuka and Judith Resnik, and payload specialists Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe, who was expected to be the first teacher in space. The Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51L mission was ...

Resnik, Francis R. "Dick" Scobee ... A statement from the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident indicated the crew probably survived the fuel tank blast but ultimately ...

Most people will never forget where they were when the Space Shuttle Challenger ... Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik and teacher Christa McAuliffe. The flight was the shuttle program’s 25th mission ...

Tuesday marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy.The shuttle ... Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik and Gregory Jarvis also died.McAuliffe was the first civilian teacher ...

Students gathered around model space shuttles ... Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik and teacher Christa McAuliffe. The flight was the shuttle program’s 25th mission and the first time a civilian ...