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What really happens when a space shuttle returns with no astronauts

When a spacecraft comes home without people on board, it is not a cinematic failure but a carefully choreographed engineering ...

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 ...

What happened to Challenger? Remembering deadly disaster 40 years later

Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger disaster.

It's been 40 years since 7 people were killed in the Challenger space shuttle explosion

It's been 40 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ...
Space.com

40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...
Orlando Sentinel

Sierra Space Dream Chaser’s landing chops tested at high speed down KSC runway

Contrary to appearances, the vehicle that looked like a little space shuttle was not broken down when it was being hauled down the runway at Kennedy Space Center. Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser ...