The Challenger disaster, a tragic day in space exploration history, took place on January 28, 1986. Just 73 seconds after launch, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, leading to the loss of ...
William Ray Lucas, who led the NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 explosion of the ... in Huntsville when the Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, just 73 seconds ...