Shuttle astronauts' deaths were so horrific NASA held an extra funeral

At least two Challenger astronauts are believed to have survived the shuttle's explosion, enduring a harrowing 2-minute, ...
WESH

It's been 40 years since 7 people were killed in the Challenger space shuttle explosion off Florida coast

It's just, it just numbed me. I was kept hoping that the vehicle could turn around and land in the emergency landing site here at Kennedy Space Center, but Unfortunately it couldn't. 7 people, 7 human ...
Alabama Public Radio

Artemis-2: Alabama's role in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger accident

When four NASA astronauts blasted off on Artemis-2, something was trending on the social media platform Bluesky. It was ...
Orlando Sentinel

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed Central Floridians’ lives

Their eyes were watching. Some knew something was wrong. Others were slow to realize. Soon everyone came to grief. Forty years ago Space Shuttle Challenger climbed into the clear amid blue skies over ...
The Oakland Press

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed young Floridians' lives

Their eyes were watching. Some knew something was wrong. Others were slow to realize. Soon everyone came to grief. Forty years ago Space Shuttle Challenger climbed into the clear amid blue skies over ...