The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

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On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff, killing the seven crew members on board The space shuttle disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of ...

Jan. 28 marks 40 years since the Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff. Brian Yocono and Amanda Hill take a look back at some of our coverage from that day. Thousands of blueberries recalled as ...