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 ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, killing all aboard. Among the seven crew members was Christa ...

Space Shuttle Disaster. An investigation uncovers the human failures and design flaws behind the 2003 Columbia tragedy. Airing June 22, 2011 at 9 pm on PBS Aired June 22, 2011 on PBS ...

A political effort to relocate the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston has been merged with the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," a major economic and policy package ...

The last NASA space shuttle mission into space has ended. Atlantis and its four crew members arrived at the Kennedy Space Center just before 6 a.m. ET.

The space shuttle Challenger — during its 10th launch – on Jan. 28, 1986, exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crewmembers and changing NASA's space program forever.

NASA/Kim Shiflett . Dressed in their bright-orange launch-and-entry suits, the final four astronauts to launch aboard a space shuttle wave to media and employees cheering them on in front of the ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The world was shocked and saddened 39 years ago after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS. The crewed shuttle mission for NASA ...

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.

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 ...

Tuesday marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. ... McAuliffe made history as the first female Granite Stater to be set in stone in front of the state's Capitol.

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, ...