The 17th launch of the space shuttle took place 40 years ago today, kicking off the Spacelab 3 mission (STS-51B). [...] ...

This same stunning disillusionment happened on the morning of January 28, 1986, when the American public watched the Space Shuttle Challenger rise into the sky and then disappear in a cloud of ...

The ceremony paid homage to Columbia’s seven along with the seven who died on Space Shuttle Challenger on Jan ... crewed ...

“It’s the Space Shuttle Challenger, Bob,” he said. “It blew up.” The shuttle? Exploded? For a generation that few major news events had personally touched, this was something most of us ...

Texans from Austin to Houston were left starstruck on Monday as a brilliant fireball blazed across the sky, triggering a wave ...

In addition to that medal, NASA also considered Denver for the civilian spot in the crew of astronauts who were set to go on the excursion via the space shuttle Challenger. After passing extensive ...

When the space shuttle Challenger lifted off on its 10th mission ... and Boeing are developing new space taxis; and developing landing systems and protocols for the upcoming Artemis lunar missions ...

Thirty years ago this weekend, after a two and a half year stand down and an extremely difficult external- and self-examination of a lack of safety within the program, NASA succeeded in returning ...

The Challenger Seven Memorial Park was dedicated in 1986 to honor seven NASA astronauts who died in the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. On Jan. 28, 1986, the shuttle exploded just over ...

Thirty years ago Friday (Aug. 30), Guion "Guy" Bluford became the first African-American in space, launching into low-Earth orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. "My desire was to make a ...