Fifteen years ago today, the roar of engines and a pillar of fire lit up the Florida sky as Space Shuttle Discovery began its final journey into space.

The test flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule — which turned into a monthslong stay in space for two astronauts — was a debacle in the same league as shuttle disasters, NASA said.

Starliner landed safely, but its departure was not entirely smooth. The spacecraft experienced "an unexpected crew module ...

On Thursday NASA leadership outlined how 2024’s glitch-plagued Boeing Starliner mission jeopardized astronaut welfare and the ...

If all had gone according to plan, four astronauts might have been returning just this week from a history-making, 10-day slingshot trip around the moon. Instead, NASA’s engineers have been grappling ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, NASA’s 25th space shuttle mission, Challenger, left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into... Lessons and failures from the Challenger space shuttle ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - 40 years ago Wednesday, millions watched in horror as NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in mid-air. All seven crew members on board were killed, including a teacher ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WKBN) – Many images are etched into the memory of our nation throughout its history. On January 28, 1986 ...

(CNN) - Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle explosion. It was a moment of collective grief on Jan. 28, 1986, when the space shuttle exploded during a live broadcast.