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 ...

It was supposed to fly for the first time in 2011, the same year when the American Space Shuttle was retired, but that never happened, mostly because of the lack of funding. The Albatros first ...

The man who led a NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion has died ...

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 ...

The first shuttle mission of 1995, STS-63 included several historic firsts. As part of Phase 1 of the International Space ...

Allen went on to log more than 900 hours in space piloting two shuttle missions (STS-46 on ... Remembrance Ceremony at Sand Point Park. The American Space Museum and Titusville Flag and Memorial ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.

It was the first time American astronauts were killed in flight ... USA TODAY's page one with the Challenger space shuttle explosion on Jan. 29, 1986. Seventeen years after the Challenger disaster ...