Christa McAuliffe

• 40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed Central Floridians’ lives - Their eyes were watching. Some knew something was wrong. Others were slow to realize. Soon everyone came to grief. Forty years ago Space Shuttle Challenger climbed into the clear amid blue skies over Cape Canaveral. The nation’s youth watch
• NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident - Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark that tragic day 40 years ago. All seven on board were killed when Challenger broke apart following liftoff on Jan. 2