Adam Higginbotham

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger’s last flight: back row from left to right: Mission Specialist Ellison S. Onizuka, Teacher in Space participant Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist Greg Jarvis and Mission Specialist Judy Resnik; front row from left to right: Pilot Mike Smith, Commander Dick Scobee and Mission Specialist Ron McNair.

April 13, 2026

Virtual event features author of ‘Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space’

Award-winning author Adam Higginbotham will discuss his latest book about the 1986 tragedy of the space shuttle Challenger in which the lives of all seven astronauts on board were lost. Presented by the Department of History and the John M. Pfau Library, the talk will be at noon Monday, April 20, on Zoom.