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 ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Thirty years after the space shuttle Challenger exploded during liftoff, a new generation of spaceships continues to build on changes made after NASA's fatal accident.
El 28 de enero de 1986, a las 11:38 de la mañana en Florida, el transbordador Challenger despegó envuelto en una nube de humo blanco desde el Centro Espacial Kennedy. Setenta y tres segundos después, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) today made the following statement to mark the 25th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger accident on January 28, 1986: “Twenty-five ...
Weigh data properly. In the Challenger story, the decision-makers weighted heavily the recent string of accident-free launches and the morning’s temperature increase thanks to the postponement. The ...