NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first educator ...

A pair of NASA space shuttle astronauts who flew into orbit four times each will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Tom Akers and Joe Tanner ...

The U.S. space shuttle Discovery is set to launch to the International Space Station July 1, a decision that has caused controversy. The space agency, NASA, is sending the ship up for the first time ...

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On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia was reentering Earth's atmosphere after a two-week routine mission when it ...