AOL

40 years after the Challenger disaster, a key part of the mission continues

HOUSTON (CNN) — NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the ...
NPR

40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned

Bob Ebeling was anxious and angry as he drove to work on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986. He kept thinking about the space shuttle Challenger, cradled on a Florida launchpad 2,000 miles away. Ebeling ...
WMUR

Journalist and teacher recall watching Challenger disaster, 40 years later

NEW HAMPSHIRE TEACHER WHO WAS PART OF THAT SPACE PROGRAM. I’M ROGER WOOD WITH YOUR NEWS UPDATE. ROGER WOOD IS STILL DOING WHAT HE’S ALWAYS DONE TELLING STORIES. I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO IF I ...
KEYT

She was supposed to be the first teacher in space. 40 years later, her mission continues

(CNN) — NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first ...
AOL

Remembering Challenger: Artemis II launches 40 years after tragic disaster

NASA's Artemis II mission, which will test life support systems and other mechanics during a flyby of the moon, has brought the Challenger disaster to the minds of U.S. space fans once again.
WKOW

40 years after the Challenger disaster, a key part of the mission continues

Though the Challenger disaster brought an end to Teacher in Space, educators in the years since have found other paths to orbit. Barbara Morgan, an elementary school teacher who had trained as ...