it is with deep, heartfelt sorrow. I address you here this afternoon at 11:40 a.m. This morning Space program experienced a national tragedy with the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It was a cloudy Saturday morning on the Space Coast when 12-year-old Tal Ramon anxiously waited with his family for the return of his father Ilan on Space Shuttle Columbia in ...

WHITEHALL, Mich. — The Space Shuttle Challenger explosion was one of those moments in history that you will always remember where you were when they happened. Terry Fett, who now lives in Whitehall, ...

That kind of strong leadership and great teamwork are the real safety systems of spaceflight.

For millions of Americans, 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. On that chilly January day in 1986, ...

The Challenger disaster, a tragic day in space exploration history, took place on January 28, 1986. Just 73 seconds after launch, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, leading to the loss of seven ...

If you are of a certain age, you probably recall where you were when you heard the news. That morning, the space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after launch, killing all seven crew ...

"On a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger, despite warnings against doing so by many individuals, including Allan McDonald. The fiery destruction of Challenger on ...

The commander of the ill-fated flight of space shuttle Challenger is being remembered 40 years after his first spaceflight with a commercial spacecraft bearing his name. NASA astronaut Francis R.

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...