AOL

40 years after the Challenger disaster, a key part of the mission continues

HOUSTON (CNN) — NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the ...
WMUR

Journalist and teacher recall watching Challenger disaster, 40 years later

NEW HAMPSHIRE TEACHER WHO WAS PART OF THAT SPACE PROGRAM. I’M ROGER WOOD WITH YOUR NEWS UPDATE. ROGER WOOD IS STILL DOING WHAT HE’S ALWAYS DONE TELLING STORIES. I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO IF I ...
NPR

40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned

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 ...
KEYT

She was supposed to be the first teacher in space. 40 years later, her mission continues

(CNN) — NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first ...
WKOW

40 years after the Challenger disaster, a key part of the mission continues

Though the Challenger disaster brought an end to Teacher in Space, educators in the years since have found other paths to orbit. Barbara Morgan, an elementary school teacher who had trained as ...