Space Shuttle Challenger disaster remembered
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NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo. The agency’s new era of spaceflight comes with a few parts from its past, specifically three rocket engines that have previously flown on space shuttle missions.
Marking three decades since the explosion of the Challenger claimed the lives of its seven-member crew, we recap the incident, the investigation, and the lessons learned on the path to space and beyond.
On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. All seven crewmembers on board were killed.
NASA's iconic Discovery space shuttle, which launched dozens of times from Florida, may not be relocated to Houston for display.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman appeared to suggest that space shuttle Discovery may not be relocated to Houston's Johnson Space Center in Texas.