'Shuttle kids' from Colorado recall impact of Challenger disaster 40 years later

Most people who were around in 1986 remember where they were, and what they were doing when the Space Shuttle Challenger ...

Long Island educators — grade schoolers in '86 — recall lessons learned in class watching Challenger disaster

The 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion stirs the memories of Long Island educators who watched the disaster on ...

Millions of '80s children watched Challenger explosion in school

Because a teacher was going to space, millions of schoolchildren watched the Challenger lift off on Jan. 28, 1986. It ...
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Challenger disaster at 40: How a shuttle explosion changed NASA forever

Forty years after the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated shortly after liftoff, the disaster remains one of the most ...
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Joyous anticipation to tragedy: KC-area astronaut, teacher reflect on 40th anniversary of Challenger disaster

Steve Hawley, who flew five Space Shuttle missions, and Krista Schaffer, a first-grade teacher at Christa McAuliffe ...
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40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed young Floridians' lives

It’s been 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was a day the nation slowly realized something had ...