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Shuttle-C, NASA’s uncrewed heavy-lift plan that could’ve built Mars ships in orbit

In the aftermath of the Challenger disaster, NASA explored Shuttle-C—an uncrewed, shuttle-derived cargo launcher meant to deliver massive payloads, support lunar missions, and enable assembly of ...
ABC 7 Chicago

NASA set to remember somber anniversary of Challenger explosion

HOUSTON -- NASA will observe a solemn anniversary today. The Challenger accident happened 30 years ago today. NASA is set to honor the victims of that accident across multiple states today. It is hard ...

‘Final Flight': Challenger Center to mark tragedy 40 years later

The Challenger Learning Center is honoring its namesake in 2026, the 40th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle tragedy ...
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Challenger Disaster and Its Impact on the Space Program

NASA was created to run America's race into space after the Soviet Union launched the orbiting satellite Sputnik in 1958. Twenty-five years ago, the Challenger spacecraft exploded 73 seconds after ...
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Challenger flag from 1986 disaster finds permanent home in Colorado Springs

A flag that survived the Challenger space shuttle explosion in 1986 will be permanently displayed at the Challenger Learning Center in Colorado Springs, offering visitors a tangible connection to one ...
ABC7 San Francisco

PHOTOS: 30-year anniversary of Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

HOUSTON -- It has been three decades since America witnessed that disaster after liftoff in a moment that should have been historic for a different reason.
WGN Radio

What caused the space shuttle Challenger disaster?

Author Adam Higginbotham joins John Williams to discuss his book, ‘Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.’ Adam talks about what makes him interested in these types of ...