Though NASA has a robust culture of safety, tragedy has occasionally struck. Three astronauts were killed during training for ...

San Diego aerospace engineer Wesley Melvin Dreyer spent decades pushing the boundaries of aviation—from developing top-secret defense projects to helping uncover the cause of the Challenger disaster.

The song, "XO," uses six seconds of sample audio from the Challenger disaster. Dec. 30, 2013— -- Beyoncé has been labeled "insensitive" by some current and former NASA astronauts and their ...

A stunning discovery has been made 36 years after the Challenger space shuttle disaster. NASA officials tell ABC13 that a 20-foot segment of the shuttle was discovered and recovered by divers off the ...

ARUNDEL, Maine — Best-selling author and journalist Adam Higginbotham will discuss his latest book, "Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space," at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, ...

Images from Jan. 28, 1986, are seared into the memories of former schoolchildren, teachers, parents, and pretty much any American now older than 30 - the Challenger space shuttle, meant to carry ...

"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 ...

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 ...