Witness History: Archive 2012 - The Challenger disaster

Download The Challenger disaster

In January 1986 a space shuttle launch went horribly wrong.

Six astronauts and a teacher were killed.

Barbara Morgan was another teacher who had trained alongside the Challenger team.

Photo: Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan in training. Credit: NASA

Published on Thursday, 26th January 2012.

Available Podcasts from Witness History: Archive 2012

Subscribe to Witness History: Archive 2012

We are not the BBC, we only list available podcasts. To find out more about the programme including episodes available on BBC iPlayer, go to the Witness History: Archive 2012 webpage.