We're revisiting live broadcasts from Cape Canaveral, with one of the local reporters who covered the launch in real time.

The crewed shuttle mission for NASA ended moments after the launch with a terrible mid-air explosion on Jan. 28, 1986. The blast killed all seven crew members aboard Challenger, including teacher ...

For millions of Americans, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11. On that chilly January day in 1986, ...

The Challenger Learning Center is honoring its namesake in 2026, the 40th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle tragedy.

Fifty-seven years after humanity first set foot on the Moon, the once-unknown realm of space has now become a stage for ...

WHITEHALL, Mich. — The Space Shuttle Challenger explosion was one of those moments in history that you will always remember where you were when they happened. Terry Fett, who now lives in Whitehall, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It was an unusually cold day for Florida on that date, Jan. 28, 1986. The temperature was predicted to be a record low for a Space Shuttle launch. 9:38 a.m. was the launch time ...

A flag that survived the Challenger space shuttle explosion in 1986 will be permanently displayed at the Challenger Learning Center in Colorado Springs, offering visitors a tangible connection to one ...

John Denver was a decorated country musician, philanthropist, environmentalist, and, generally, an icon. The man wore a few different hats. And one more to include on that list is that of a pilot’s ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...