Space Shuttle First Lift Off

Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion

The Challenger shuttle disaster that killed 7 crew members was 40 years ago. What happened and how they're being remembered.

Forty years ago, the U.S. space shuttle Challenger set out on a mission to not just launch satellites but to carry the first teacher into space and to inspire the promise of spaceflight into classroom...

· 1d · on MSN

On this day: Space Shuttle Challenger is lost

KYMA · 1d

Wednesday marks 40 years since seven astronauts were killed during Space Shuttle Challenger liftoff

· 1d

Christa McAuliffe remembered 40 years after space shuttle Challenger exploded

It's now been 40 years since New Hampshire school teacher Christa McAuliffe died when the space shuttle Challenger exploded.

· 18h

Today marks 40th anniversary of Space Shuttle Challenger explosion

· 1d

Space shuttle Challenger remembered 40 years after explosion

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago today, killing its 7-person crew. Photos reveal Challenger's legacy.

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts.

1don MSN

40 years ago, shuttle Challenger exploded over Florida in deadly tragedy

40 years ago on Jan. 28, 1986, 7 spacefarers were killed when shuttle Challenger exploded midair after launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Morning Overview on MSN

She trained to be 1st teacher in space. 40 years later, her mission lives on

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 broke apart shortly after liftoff,