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Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion

Editorial: Nation marks 40 years since space shuttle Challenger disaster

On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff in a tragedy that remains an indelible moment for those who witnessed it.

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40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

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Looking back on the Space Shuttle Challenger, 40 years later

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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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Today marks 40th anniversary of Space Shuttle Challenger explosion

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Nation marks forty years since tragedy that changed space travel forever

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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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It’s been 40 years since the Challenger space shuttle exploded

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

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40 Years Later: How The Tragedy of Challenger/STS-51-L Changed NASA Forever

For the millions of people across the country and around the world that watched the tragic loss of Challenger live, the memory is still lives on.

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How did the Space Shuttle launch work?

There is a long process to get the Space Shuttle into orbit around the Earth, primarily taking place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This video features audio tracks available in over 20 languages, which can be changed in the Settings menu. Some 3D ...

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NASA freezes plan to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian home

NASA has put the brakes on a politically charged plan to uproot Space Shuttle Discovery from its longtime home at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia. The agency’s new leadership has frozen work on the relocation,

The Challenger disaster happened 40 years ago. One astronaut was from NC

The tragic explosion of the Challenger space shuttle killed all 7 spacefarers on board. A pilot for the mission was from North Carolina.