OTD in Space - February 1: Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in ...

What happened to Challenger? Remembering deadly disaster 40 years later

Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...
WPEC CBS 12

NASA, families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of Challenger disaster

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark ...
Talk 1340 KKAM

Do You Remember Where You Were on February 1, 2003? I Do.

The STS-107 tragedy on February 1, 2003, brought the reality of space exploration to Deep East Texas, where debris rained ...

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed Central Floridians’ lives

It’s been 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was a day the nation slowly realized something had ...
Space.com

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

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago

Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent ...