On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff. Pilot Michael Smith's final words revealed something was very wrong.

Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Integrity on NASA's Artemis II mission have traveled further from Earth than anyone in history.

NASA's Artemis II mission will launch with SLS rocket engines that have flown multiple times on past space shuttle missions. Here's their story.

The Atlas rocket used for the Mercury program cost on the order of $15,000 (inflation adjusted) per pound of payload, according to numbers from CSIS Aerospace Security. The advent of the Space Shuttle actually raised that per-launch cost to about $30,

The Space Launch Systems rocket will launch Artemis II in April, using tech that would be familiar to space enthusiasts and historians. (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ...

Explore the environmental impact of spacecraft splashdowns on marine life, including acoustic disturbance and deep-sea contamination. Discover findings from NASA and HSWRI on seal reactions to sonic booms and the cumulative risks of debris in the Point Nemo spacecraft cemetery.

On April 7, 1983, astronauts took the first spacewalk outside of a space shuttle during mission STS-6. This was the maiden voyage of the space shuttle Challenger. The goal of this mission was to

It's been 14 years since the Space Shuttle Endeavour flew its final mission. With construction of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center nearing completion, the shuttle now has a permanent home in Los Angeles. The California Science Center is building the ...

Imagine staring out your window, coffee in hand, only to witness a towering space shuttle slowly but surely rolling down your street. Sounds like a scene from a blockbuster movie, right? But for thousands in Los Angeles,

(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. All seven crew members aboard were killed. This included ...

Audiences, especially modern audiences, are keen to find inaccuracies in films and TV shows. Sometimes, not always, those inaccuracies are intentional.

Retired Canadian Space Agency astronaut Marc Garneau describes the time he picked up a spinning satellite in space known as Spartan 207. Garneau retrieved the satellite in May 1996 during space shuttle mission STS-77,