65K views · 659 reactions | On this day 35 years ago, seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger — Ellison S. Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair and Judy Resnik — died when the spacecraft exploded and broke apart 73 seconds into its launch. *** The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour devoted its entire show on Jan. 28, 1986, to cover the tragedy and honor the victims. Here's part of that remembrance. | PBS NewsHour | Facebook

633K views · 3K reactions | FROM THE ARCHIVES: Today marks 33 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, killing all seven crew members on board. “It happened just over one minute into flight,” NBC’s Dan Molina reported that day on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. “From mission control: silence.” | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas | Facebook

638K views · 5.5K reactions | On the 33rd anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, we remember the 7 crew members killed. We take a look back at Peter Jennings' reporting on the explosion on January 28, 1986. | Good Morning America | Facebook