Bob Ebeling was anxious and angry as he drove to work on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986. He kept thinking about the space shuttle Challenger, cradled on a Florida launchpad 2,000 miles away. Ebeling ...

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — Dozens of educators who had competed alongside Christa McAuliffe to be the first teacher in space gathered to remember the seven astronauts who died while aboard ...