The Bhopal disaster, a tragic industrial accident involving the release of methyl isocyanate gas from a Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant, resulted in a substantial loss of life. The immediate aftermath... Read more »
The Mount Everest disaster of May 1996 involved multiple climbing teams caught in a blizzard high on the mountain. Eight climbers from various expeditions perished during their descent from the summit or... Read more »
Christa McAuliffe embarked on the Space Shuttle Challenger‘s STS-51-L mission in 1986 as part of the Teacher in Space Project. Selected from over 11,000 applicants, she planned to conduct lessons and experiments... Read more »