First American woman in space: STS-7 (Challenger) The launch of Challenger on June ... 1995, when space shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian space station Mir. During this historic STS-71 ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

Founded in 1990, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame is part of the Heroes & Legends attraction at the Kennedy Space Center ...

The loss of space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, and the Apollo 1 fire bring reflection and inspiration for a new future ...

Plans were well underway to launch the Space Shuttle at Vandenberg in the early 1980s. The shuttle was what a rocket could never be: A flying aircraft with a human pilot. The insulting phrase for ...

Today marks 39 years since the tragic Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, honoring the brave pioneers who lost their lives in space.

Astronaut Memorial Ceremony took place Sunday to honor the 17 NASA crew members lost in the Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia ...

Classrooms across America watched the launch. The shuttle was supposed to make ... came to a close on July 21, 2011, when Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It had been more ...