CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Thirty years after the space shuttle Challenger exploded during liftoff, a new generation of spaceships continues to build on changes made after NASA's fatal accident.

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark that tragic day 40 years ago. All seven on board were killed when Challenger ...

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(Washington, DC) This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary (January 28, 1986) of the tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its seven brave crew members. U.S. House Science Committee Ranking ...

Florida State University history professor Ronald Doel vividly remembers what he describes as the “deeply emotional moment” of the 1986 Challenger space shuttle accident in Cape Canaveral – the first ...

NASA will pay will tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency’s Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 28, the 30th ...

Jane Smith-Wolcott, center, widow of Challenger pilot Michael Smith puts a flower on a memorial during NASA's Day of Remembrance for the 40th Anniversary of the Challenger tragedy at the Kennedy Space ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida State University history professor Ronald Doel vividly remembers what he describes as the "deeply emotional moment" of the ...