These are the voyages of the space shuttle Enterprise, boldly renamed by former President Gerald Ford after a massive ...
On April 12, 1981, NASA's inaugural space shuttle flight launched astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen aboard Columbia, marking a new chapter in space exploration. The mission introduced several ...
On this date, Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its ill-fated flight on the STS-107 mission. During liftoff, ...
Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, pulled off a daring booster catch on its most ambitious test flight yet, but ...
Kraft recalls laying bare the budget jeopardy faced by the shuttle. “We were totally incapable of meeting any sort of flight ...
Final assembly finished in July 1990, and the shuttle was shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in May 1991 from its assembly location in Palmdale, Calif. Endeavour's first flight was a challenging one.
A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the ...
Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight. Accidents that involved unmanned spacecraft are not included. Timeline October 24, 1960 – The ...
We've come years in our journey to explore the unknown, but none of that would be possible without those who made the ultimate sacrifice towards the exploration.
On this date in 1986, Congressman Bill Nelson launches onboard Columbia on the final successful shuttle flight before the ...
The Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum will honor the legacy of the Space Shuttle Columbia with two days of special events ...