The Challenger space shuttle tragedy

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South Carolina astronaut Ronald McNair honored 40 years after Challenger explosion

Dr. Ronald McNair, born in Lake City and the second African American man in space, was honored with the title of "Palmetto ...

A day of tragedy for the space shuttle over Florida. See original live coverage

On Jan. 28, 1986, America witnessed a tragedy: the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger in the blue skies over Florida. The ...
WGN Radio

What caused the space shuttle Challenger disaster?

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Author Adam Higginbotham joins John Williams ...