Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kandice Seiberling and future NASA astronaut Judy Resnik were great childhood friends during the 1950s at Fairlawn Elementary ...

The Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members. A failed O-ring seal in the right solid rocket booster caused the disaster, which was ...

Forty years ago today, Americans were stunned, shocked and saddened when the Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on a cold, cloudless day in Florida. A booster leak ignited the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA astronauts, including Grand Rapids native Roger B ...

Before Apollo reached the Moon, it faced tragedy on the ground. During a routine test in 1967, a fire inside the Apollo 1 ...

It's now been 40 years since New Hampshire school teacher Christa McAuliffe died when the space shuttle Challenger exploded. All seven on board were killed when Challenger broke apart following ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site last Thursday to mark that tragic day 40 years ago. All seven on ...

NASA has formally classified the test flight of Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test as a Type A mishap—the agency’s ...

The lefthand side of the mission control room at the Johnson Space Center displays the badges of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia. Credit: NASA / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning ...