Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — It was a cold morning in Florida when the last words heard by any of Space Shuttle Challenger’s crew were ...

NASA PAYBACK: Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA, says she's still trying to find a way to "reimburse" the agency for costs it incurred ...

The Space Shuttle programme, developed by NASA, introduced the world’s first reusable spacecraft. Operating from 1981 to 2011, the shuttles carried out 135 missions, completing over 21,000 orbits and ...

A Conversation with legendary Apollo NASA flight director Gerry Griffin. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy Thursday with somber ceremonies and remembrances during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts. More than ...

WASHINGTON -- When the first of many loud alarms sounded on the space shuttle Columbia, the seven astronauts had about a minute to live, though they didn't know it. The pilot, William McCool, pushed ...