On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. All seven crew members on board were killed. The disaster was one of the most significant events in NASA history, ...

Christa McAuliffe trained to be the first teacher in space, preparing to turn a shuttle cabin into the most-watched classroom in America. Forty years after she and six crewmates died when Challenger ...

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Millis Middle School students visited the Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Learning at Framingham State University.

For example, the Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, described on its website as the only Challenger Learning Center in the state, has simulated missions and hands-on STEM programs that ...

Forty years after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, communities across northeast Alabama are honoring the crew’s legacy ...

NASA’s 1986 Challenger mission was intended to inspire students to consider a future in space. The crew’s family is ...

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

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Forty years later, the memories of the Challenger explosion resonate deeply with students and teachers who witnessed it.

Today marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (Mission STS-51-L), when the shuttle's seven astronauts were killed by an explosion.

Challenger Learning Centers throughout the country were created to honor the Challenger crew's legacy and inspire students through interactive space missions and science education.