The space shuttle Challenger cleared the tower at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986. The space shuttle Challenger crew died 40 years ago. Front row, from ...

As the nation commemorates the anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle disaster, here in the islands some members of the community have been paying tribute to crew member Ellison Onizuka — who is ...

KAPOLEI, Oahu (KHON2) — This coming Wednesday, Jan. 28, will mark the 40-year anniversary of the Challenger explosion, one of the biggest tragedies in NASA history, which killed seven crew members ...

Hawaii’s Ellison Onizuka, from left, is seen in this 1986 photo with fellow Challenger astronauts Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair and Judy Resnick. The space ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KAPOLEI, Oahu (KHON2) — This coming Wednesday, Jan. 28, will mark the 40-year anniversary of the Challenger explosion, one of the ...

BOULDER, Colo. — A residence hall at the University of Colorado Boulder now carries the name of a trailblazing astronaut who once called the campus home. The university officially renamed Williams ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air over Florida, killing all seven ...

Forty years ago today, Americans were stunned, shocked and saddened when the Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on a cold, cloudless day in Florida. A booster leak ignited the ...

KAPOLEI, Oahu (KHON2) — This coming Wednesday, Jan. 28, will mark the 40 year anniversary of the Challenger explosion, one of the biggest tragedies in NASA history, which killed seven crew members ...

The crew for the space shuttle Challenger flight 51-L leaves their quarters for the launch pad, Jan. 27, 1986, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Front to back are Commander Francis Scobee, ...