NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident

This NH teacher vied for a seat on the ill-fated Challenger space shuttle

In the ambitious early years of NASA’s space shuttle program, President Ronald Reagan announced a new initiative to send ordinary citizens into space. In time, NASA planned to send poets, journalists and artists, but the first to fly, Reagan said,…

I saw the Challenger fireball, knew shuttle crew was doomed

Bob Hesselbein saw explosion off Cape Canaveral as he prepared for Airforce training flight

Challenger accident remembered 40 years later

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark that tragic day 40 years ago.

NASA holds annual Day of Remembrance to honor crews of Challenger, Columbia and Apollo 1

NASA held its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday to honor those who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration.

NASA remembers fallen astronauts during Kennedy Space Center memorial ceremony

The 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster cast a shadow over NASA's annual Day of Remembrance event inside the Space Shuttle Atlantis building.