“It was inherently risky, and space exploration continues to be so,” FSU history professor Ronald Doel said, referring to the ...
Four decades after Challenger, the disaster’s lessons continue to guide how humanity explores space responsibly.
How a cold morning, failed O-rings, and flawed decision-making led to tragedy Forty years ago, Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight, killing its crew of seven and exposing ...
This astronaut just successfully reached the lowest point on Earth. Kathy Sullivan soared to new heights when she became the first American woman to walk in space in 1984. On Monday, she broke a new ...
The space shuttle Challenger crew. Front row, from left to right, Michael J. Smith, Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, and Ronald E.