The shuttle even did a promotional tour of the area, flying into the Central Coast base on the back of a Boeing 747.

Every American who lived through the '80s remembers the Challenger explosion. But what happened to cause the famous national ...

As a child, I gazed at the evening stars, wondering what was out there in the universe. Were there people on other planets? Did they resemble us, talk like us, ...

The continuing legacy of Christa McAuliffe from her days as a social studies teacher at Concord High School through the tragedy of the Challenger explosion is examined in a new N.H. PBS documentary.

Throughout history, individuals have sounded the alarm about looming dangers, only to be ignored or dismissed. These warnings ...

Nearly 40 years after that mission ended in tragedy, Bleier – herself a Concord High social studies teacher – pressed play ...

The disaster funding looked set to pass earlier this week until President-elect Donald Trump issued new demands that tanked a compromise and threatened a pre-Christmas federal shutdown.

Johnson’s new plan, which he has not yet discussed with Trump, will instead be one vote that includes a spending package, disaster aid, farm aid, and the farm bill extension—no debt ceiling ...

Correction, 10:10 a.m., Dec. 20, 2024: Two Democrats voted for the spending bill. A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the number who supported the bill. WASHINGTON — President ...

It's critical to ongoing disaster recovery efforts from the 2023 Maui fire, which proved to be the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. “I think what funding does is provides people ...

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff because of a mechanical malfunction. The disaster occurred live on television, prompting schools and businesses around the country to close for the day.

A new documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire. She died with other astronauts in the Challenger explosion nearly 40 years ago. (AP Video: Nick Perry) Christa ...