The Space Shuttle Challenger was hurtling through the air at twice the speed of sound when pilot Michael Smith noticed something alarming. Sitting on the right side of the flight deck, Smith looked ...
The purpose of the January 28, 1986 Challenger flight, STS-51-L, was to launch the first Teacher in Space Project while also observing Halley's Comet for six days. Unfortunately, a structural failure ...
Sunday marks 38 years since the space shuttle Challenger lifted off on a chilly Florida morning and passed into history when the ship carrying seven astronauts -- one the first “civilian” in space, ...