What it looks like to see a rocket launch from 40,000 feet
While rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center are routine, relatively few are timed optimally to allow for viewing so ...
'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...
Challenger space shuttle explosion: Remembering disaster 39 years later
It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, exploding in mere minutes.
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OTD In Space – January 28: Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes After Launch
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift off, killing the seven crew members on board. The space shuttle disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast ...
Space shuttle Discovery successfully launches Sunday in dusk light show
Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new ...
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'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
had flown on a shuttle. Classrooms across America watched the launch. The shuttle was supposed to make spaceflight routine. After nine missions in 1985, the most in any calendar year, policies ...