When a piece of foam struck Columbia’s wing in 2003, the damage went unnoticed until reentry tore the shuttle apart over Texas. In the months that followed, investigators examined a chilling ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 crew members. Among the seven crew members were 5 NASA astronauts, as well as a payload specialist ...

Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air, killing all seven crew members aboard. The disaster occurred at what was then the pinnacle of the U.S.

A group of gold commemorative coins that traveled into orbit aboard an infamous NASA space shuttle recently fetched a series of historically high bids at auction. Ever since a collection of Sacagawea ...

The space race has been one of the greatest technological and scientific challenges that humanity has faced since its beginnings. The crew of the Columbia ship on the STS-93 mission. From left to ...