Space shuttle Challenger disaster remembered 40 years later

Forty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members aboard in a tragedy that shocked the nation and reshaped NASA's approach to space flight ...

Remembering ‘Challenger’ space shuttle explosion 40 years later

NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in mid-air. All seven crew members on board were killed—including a teacher who was ...

Astronaut Had a Close Call Before His Friends Died in the Challenger Explosion. What He Remembers (Exclusive)

Former astronaut and professor Terry Hart is opening up 40 years later about the friends and colleagues he lost on board the ...
Observer

Challenger at 40: How a Tragedy Reshaped Spaceflight’s Culture and Ethics

Four decades after Challenger, the disaster’s lessons continue to guide how humanity explores space responsibly.
Palm Beach Post

After astronauts medically evacuated from ISS, NASA Crew-11 back in Houston

NASA's Crew-11 astronauts have returned to Houston after a medical evacuation from the International Space Station. The mission was cut short by several weeks due to an unspecified medical issue with ...
Orange County Register

Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation. SpaceX ...
USA Today

Why did Crew-11 return early? What NASA says about medical evacuation

This marks the first medical evacuation in the International Space Station's history. The four-person crew landed safely Jan. 15 off the coast of California. NASA has not disclosed the identity of the ...