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 ...
Adam Higginbotham speaks with Bianna Golodryga about his detailed account of the 1986 explosion, “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.” ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The space shuttle Challenger is destroyed shortly after lifting off, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1986, at the Kennedy Space Center in ...