NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the seven astronauts on board.

NASA is gearing up to launch Artemis II, the agency’s highly anticipated first crewed mission to moon in more than half a century. A crucial step is Artemis II’s “wet” dress rehearsal—a major test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion capsule that will house the mission’s four astronauts.

A NASA research plane malfunctioned and had to touch down in Texas without landing gear on Tuesday, sliding across the runway on its belly and sending plumes of flame behind it, a video posted to social media showed.