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New York Times best-selling author revisits 1986 space shuttle tragedy in 'Challenger' (interview)
SPACE.com· 7 hours agoThe New York Times bestselling author of "Midnight in Chernobyl," Higginbotham had spent years...
New book 'Challenger: A True Story of Heroism & Disaster on the Edge of Space' out today
SPACE.com· 11 hours agoWeaving together an incredibly detailed and compelling narrative of NASA's tragic space shuttle ...
Book Review: 'Challenger' is definitive account of shuttle disaster and missteps that led to tragedy
Associated Press via AOL· 1 day agoWhen the Challenger space shuttle exploded a little over a minute after its launch in 1986, it...
Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy: Why disaster was almost inevitable
New York Post· 2 days agoIn seconds, 300,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen was ignited by flames burning at 6,000 degrees as the...
Jan. 6, Senate matchups and party fights: What to watch in Tuesday's primaries
NBC News via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoVoters in West Virginia, Maryland and Nebraska head to the polls for primaries Tuesday, while North...
‘Challenger’ Review: How the Space Shuttle Disaster Happened
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoNASA didn’t scrub missions based on hunches. Ultimately the countdown proceeded. In the aftermath of...
1986 fire, among Sheboygan’s biggest, turned into ‘a blessing in disguise’ for this local company
The Sheboygan Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSHEBOYGAN – Normally, a fire the size of the Lakeshore Display Co. fire in 1986 would dominate the...
Bodkin ending explained: What happens to Gilbert, Emily and Dove?
Digital Spy· 4 days agoBodkin ending spoilers follow. Things are not what they seem in the small, fictional town of Bodkin...
What We Didn’t Learn From a Space Shuttle Disaster
New York Times· 2 days agoAs recounted in Adam Higginbotham’s “Challenger,” the 1986 tragedy that riveted a nation was a preventable lesson in hubris and human error. Sixteen...
Primaries in Maryland and West Virginia will shape the battle this fall for a Senate majority
Boston Herald· 7 hours agoVoters across Maryland and West Virginia will decide key primary elections Tuesday with big...