For 73 seconds, a crowd of excited Americans looked to the sky in wonder and awe as they waved goodbye to the crew aboard ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Challenger Astronauts • Commander Francis R. (Dick) Scobee • Pilot Michael J. Smith • Mission specialists Ronald E. McNair, ...

Linda Preston, 61, also retired as a teacher, choked up as the names of the Challenger dead were read during the memorial service. The former space shuttle pilot reciting the names of all 24 ...