Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago

Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent ...
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ATK’s Two Reusable Solid Rocket Boosters Successfully Launched Space Shuttle Atlantis

Alliant Techsystems’ (NYSE: ATK) Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRMs) once again performed flawlessly as they ignited at 2:28 p.m. EST, launching the Space Shuttle Atlantis on its mission to resupply ...

The country ‘watched in despair’ as Challenger space shuttle exploded 40 years ago

The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago, on Jan. 28, 1986. The disaster was watched live on CNN across the globe and in person by family and friends of the crew and schoolchildren. A ...
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It's the anniversary of the Challenger disaster so let's take a moment to remember

Like many of my generation, I watched the space shuttle Challenger explode on live television, while I was at school. I ...
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ATK’s Solid Rocket Boosters Help Launch Space Shuttle Discovery

ATK’s (NYSE: ATK) Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRM) ignited at 4:53 p.m. EST, launching the Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew on their 11-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

Ohio native Judith Resnik among Challenger crew killed 40 yrs ago

Ohio native Judith Resnik was a mission specialist on the doomed Space Shuttle Challenger when it exploded shortly after ...