On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle “Challenger” disaster unfolded live on television, shocking the nation. The lives of all the astronauts — Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair, Michael Smith and Ellison Onizuka — are honored today with memorials across the country. Where were you when the Space Shuttle “Challenger” disaster happened? | AARP AAPI Community

It was 31 years ago today that the whole world watched as the first teacher in space, Sharon Christa McAuliffe, and her fellow crew members of Space Shuttle Challenger, died when just 73 seconds into its mission, it exploded. | PennLive.com