May 20: The crew of Shuttle Atlantis hold a news conference on the flight deck. Front from left, Gregory Johnson, Scott Altman and Megan McArthur. Rear from left, Andrew Feustel, John Grunsfeld ...

The Space Shuttle was an engineering marvel that changed the face of space exploration, and understanding how it launched is key to appreciating the complexity of this incredible spacecraft. From ...

View Superb view of the payload bay of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-43) in front of a magnificent globe shining in all its blue light during the extraction of a satellite (TDRS-E) from the ...

Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2) ... Commander Hoot Gibson reacted to that first view: ... Rivers of 3,000-degree ionized plasma washed over the front windows, ...

This November 1985 file provided by NASA shows the crew of the doomed U.S. space shuttle Challenger. Front row from left to right are astronauts Mike Smith, Dick Scobee, Ron McNair.

The space shuttle program was marked by triumphs and failures, including the 2003 Columbia disaster. The tragedies left a lasting mark on the perception of risks in space.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1: See Space Shuttle Endeavour before it goes off-view ‘for several years' The celebrated spacecraft will be moved to a new pavilion now under construction at its longtime home, the ...

Following its return to Earth after a 16-day space mission, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart on its journey back into the Earth's atmosphere on Feb. 1, 2003. All seven crew members were killed.

Sunday marks 38 years since the space shuttle Challenger lifted off on a chilly Florida morning and passed into history when the ship carrying seven astronauts -- one the first “civilian” in ...