Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WKBN) – Many images are etched into the memory of our nation throughout its history. On January 28, 1986 ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Jan 28, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger ...

Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event live in school. Forty years later, many of those ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the 25th space shuttle mission Challenger left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean as millions of ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 crew members. Among the seven crew members were 5 NASA astronauts, as well as a payload specialist ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. All seven crewmembers on board were killed, including the first teacher to go into space. The disaster was one of the ...