For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

The Russians have been just as imaginative as their American counterparts in designing spacecraft, yet less determined in realizing them.

In one of the tragic accidents of American space exploration, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after its launch on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members who were aboard ...

Florida (at top) and Texas dollar coins in the U.S. Mint's American Innovation series celebrating the space shuttle and Mission Control, respectively, to be released in 2025. | Credit: United ...

While SpaceX lost the upper stage of its new Starship in a flight test, the futuristic spacecraft presages a spaceflight revolution, says a leading U.S. space scholar.

Dr. Harris’ passion for space was ignited at the age of 13 when he watched the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Determined to ...

It was the first time American astronauts were killed in ... 15 minutes before it was set to touch down at Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere, and ...

The space shuttle and International Space Station are ... has released the designs of the Florida and Texas entries in the American Innovation $1 Coin Program. The coins are among the four to ...