A reflection on the Jan. 12, 1986, launch of Space Shuttle Columbia’s STS-61-C mission, published on the Challenger ...

News conferences and other events have been set for the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-111, the 110th launch in the Shuttle program. Mission STS-111 will launch between 4 – 8 p.m ...

This week marks 40 years since the Challenger disaster, a heartbreaking moment that unfolded just 73 seconds after liftoff, capturing the attention of millions across the nation.

Amateur astronomer Tony Hoffman of New York City took this long-exposure photo of the shuttle Discovery (right light line) and International Space Station as they flew over Flushing Meadows Park in ...

Former astronaut Tom Jones interviewed more than 130 fellow astronauts to create a definitive oral history of the space shuttle program. Edited by Tom Jones In his new book Space Shuttle Stories, ...

1. The previous attempt was a "botched launch". A sensor problem was detected in one of a quad-redundant sensor which wouldn't have been used in the flight anyway.<BR><BR>2. The hydrogen fuel low ...