The Deering Estate Foundation welcomed four prestigious newly elected directors and celebrated the appointment of President ...

Beloved New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian teacher ever chosen for a space mission, was one of seven ...

Discover the story behind the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, a tribute to Christa McAuliffe and Alan Shepard, inspiring ...

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the ...

Experience the legacy of Christa McAuliffe, Concord's pioneer woman and teacher in space, through a special Monitor Weekly ...

Through the tragedy, the lives and legacy of the crew have endured, and 40 years later, Christa McAuliffe is still changing ...

Akron schoolgirl, a whiz in math and science, grew up to become a brilliant engineer, a pioneer astronaut and the second ...

Hawley discussed the Challenger disaster, his role in the investigation, and his remembrance of Judith Resnik.

Because a teacher was going to space, millions of schoolchildren watched the Challenger lift off on Jan. 28, 1986. It exploded 73 seconds later.

Steve Hawley, who flew five Space Shuttle missions, and Krista Schaffer, a first-grade teacher at Christa McAuliffe Elementary in Lenexa reflect on the 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster.

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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 ...