For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put a payload in orbit using its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket.

T and orbiter. That was immediately followed by ... But we're still blessed with heroes like those of the space shuttle Challenger, Dick, Mike, Judy, L. Ron, Greg and Christian.

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.

I was 20 years old and a member of the 7th Cavalry near the DMZ in South Korea when the first Space Shuttle was launched in 1981. The launch took place, not intentionally, on the 20th anniversary ...

Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its ill-fated flight on the STS-107 mission. During liftoff, a frozen chunk of foam from the external fuel tank would fall off, crashing into the orbiter’s ...

Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its ill-fated flight on the STS-107 mission. During liftoff, a frozen chunk of foam from the external fuel tank fell off, crashing into the orbiter’s wing and ...

A moment of silence will be observed at the time NASA lost contact with the orbiter’s crew ... his career at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) supporting the Space Shuttle, Space Station, and ...