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Space shuttle Challenger explosion remembered, 40 years later

Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster.

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On this day: Space Shuttle Challenger is lost

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WKCTC honors Space Shuttle Challenger crew 40 years after disaster

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40 years ago, shuttle Challenger exploded over Florida in deadly tragedy

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 crew members.

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40 years after Challenger disaster, SC astronaut continues to inspire students

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I watched the Challenger shuttle disaster from inside Mission Control - 40 years ago today

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Remembering Challenger: 40 years after the tragic explosion

“Having the first educator, Christa McAuliffe, on that flight, there was a lot of student interest because there were her lessons that she was going to do up in space that the kids could follow along ...

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NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident

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Wednesday marks 40 years since seven astronauts were killed during Space Shuttle Challenger liftoff

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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Before Challenger: Remembering the launch of STS-61-C

A reflection on the Jan. 12, 1986, launch of Space Shuttle Columbia’s STS-61-C mission, published on the Challenger anniversary.

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, specifically three rocket engines that have previously flown on space shuttle missions.

The Challenger explosion happened 40 years ago. SC still honors Ronald McNair

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion. One of the crew members called South Carolina home.

321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week (Jan. 26)

The rollout on Saturday, Jan. 17, of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is a crucial step signaling that NASA is in the final stretches to get its first crewed lunar mission in five decades off the ground. That mission, known as Artemis 2, will send three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day trip around the moon.

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Photos: The Kennedy Space Center, NASA's Historic Spaceport

Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been opened to the public for tours. The first space shuttle mission, STS-1, launched on April 12, 1981, from Kennedy Space Center, with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen on board space ...