But just 73 seconds after blast-off, the shuttle burst into flames, leaving a cloud of smoke in the sky before it plummeted ...

Andrew 'Andy' Freed is most well-known for being a Purdue professor, teaching notable classes taken by a large majority of ...

This event shocked NASA and forced the space agency to re-evaluate its safety protocols. The Challenger disaster was a heartbreaking moment for the country, especially for the families of the ...

William Lucas, a key NASA figure during the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, has passed away in Alabama at the age of ...

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Lucas, a NASA rocket scientist who helped shape the ... the 1986 explosion that killed all seven crew members aboard the Challenger space shuttle, died Feb. 10 at his home in Huntsville, Alabama.

William Lucas, who has died aged 102, was the director of Nasa’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the centre responsible for the defective rocket that caused the disaster of ...

Retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson also told ... News): "My heart goes out to the families of those lost in the Challenger disaster. The song 'XO' was recorded with the sincerest intention ...

NASA released McAuliffe's lesson notes and practice videos several years after the shuttle disaster. Her lost lessons are now available on the Challenger Center website. Here are the eight science ...