print email comment close Challenger STS 51-L Accident URL: http://history.nasa.gov/sts51l.html Description: Links to resources about the Challenger STS 51-L space shuttle, which exploded during take-off, on January 28, 1986. Includes official NASA documents about the Challenger, its crew, and the accident, and links to other websites documenting the disaster. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) History Division. Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Extra Keywords Christa McAuliffe LII Database Information: Record 23226 created by Jennifer English on 01/22/2007 Last modification on 01/24/2007 Published: 01/24/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23226