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Space Shuttle Challenger explodes

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago today, killing its 7-person crew. Photos reveal Challenger's legacy.

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts.

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It's been 40 years since 7 people were killed in the Challenger space shuttle explosion

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40 years ago, shuttle Challenger exploded over Florida in deadly tragedy

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Challenger disaster 40 years later

The diverse 7-member crew included a teacher who was going to teach lessons from space.

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40 years since Challenger explosion: What did NASA learn from the disaster?

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Akron native, astronauts honored on 40th anniversary of Challenger explosion

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Challenger disaster: Lessons in safety and vigilance 40 years later

According to Richard Feynman, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who served on the Rogers Commission — the commission that investigated the tragic event — the accident didn’t have to happen.

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Space shuttle Challenger remembered 40 years after explosion

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Challenger disaster at 40: How a shuttle explosion changed NASA forever

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On this day: Space Shuttle Challenger is lost

On this day in 1986, millions watched on live TV as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded moments after launch, Eliot Wilson remembers On this day 40 years ago, NASA was preparing to launch the 25th mission of its Space Shuttle programme,

Space shuttle Challenger explosion remembered, 40 years later

The space shuttle Challenger explosion was a defining moment of the 1980s. Whether you were watching on TV or in person, chances are, you remember exactly where you were and how you felt.

Challenger: Memories, reflections of a dark day in space history

Marking three decades since the explosion of the Challenger claimed the lives of its seven-member crew, we recap the incident, the investigation, and the lessons learned on the path to space and beyond.

She was supposed to be the first teacher in space. 40 years later, her mission continues

NASA’s 1986 Challenger mission was intended to inspire students to consider a future in space. The crew’s family is continuing their legacy.

A day of tragedy for the space shuttle over Florida. See original live coverage

On Jan. 28, 1986, America witnessed a tragedy: the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger in the blue skies over Florida. The doomed shuttle touched us like we have never been touched before because along with the tragic loss of astronauts, a teacher was on board.

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Commander of First Flight of Space Shuttle Challenger Dies

Paul Weitz, a retired NASA astronaut who commanded the first flight of the space shuttle Challenger and also piloted the Skylab in the early 1970s, has died. He was 85. Weitz died at his retirement home in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Monday, said Laura Cutchens ...

‘The teacher started crying’: Harrowing memories of Challenger space shuttle disaster broadcast to millions 40 years ago

TODAY marks four decades since the Challenger space shuttle exploded just 73 seconds into its flight. Millions watched the disaster unfold live, as the tragedy was broadcast in schools and on TV