Topic: Christa McAuliffe

Divers off the east coast of Florida have discovered remnants from the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center more than 36 years ago.

NASA held its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday for astronauts who have died during the exploration of space -- which this year falls on the 35th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan signed an unconditional surrender aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, formally ending World War II.

Most Americans already know astronaut Sally Ride, but if you asked about her achievement some would say she was the first woman in space. They would be wrong.

On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 72 seconds after launch from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including civilian teacher Christa McAuliffe.

On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan signed an unconditional surrender aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, formally ending World War II.

A former engineer who warned NASA about the disaster that doomed Challenger in 1986 says 30 years may have passed since the catastrophe, but his guilt remains.

On Jan. 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members, including teacher Christa McAuliffe.

No space flight fatalities were more dramatic than the seven that happened on Jan. 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger broke up in mid-flight.

In 1945, Japan signed an unconditional surrender aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, formally ending World War II.