35 Years Later: Remembering the Tragic Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion
Naples, Florida – Today marks the anniversary of a tragic event in space exploration history. On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida at 11:39 a.m. The 25th anniversary of the tragic day led the Naples Daily News to ask its readers to …