Space Shuttle Columbia was launched from Kennedy Space ... "Instead of being 200 or more fps short at MECO, possibly leading to an abort landing or requiring two tons of OMS propellant to make ...

The Space Shuttle Columbia, the first of its kind, has just made an absolutely picture-perfect landing on this dry lakebed." Nick Charles: Seven months later to the day, another successful launch ...

On the morning of February 1, 2003, both Hurley and Behnken waited at the space center’s Shuttle Landing Facility to help the crew out of Columbia after landing. The orbiter was expected to ...

Following its return to Earth after a 16-day space mission, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart on its journey back into the Earth's atmosphere on Feb. 1, 2003. All seven crew members were killed.

During Columbia’s climb to space, a piece of insulating ... Credit: NASA Certain tasks like lowering the landing gear or deploying the drogue chute to slow the Shuttle after touchdown could ...

March 12 is a date rich with significant events that have shaped the course of history across various fields, from politics and science to culture and ...

Four astronauts were all smiles Tuesday evening when they splashed down off the Florida coast on a SpaceX Dragon capsule. See ...

As the world welcomed Sunita Williams back, many remembered another Indian-origin astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who left an ...

Kalpana Chawla was India's daughter who dared to dream beyond stars, said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, while ...

We have not yet come to take for granted the feat of the Columbia ... the millions of citizens who watched the space shuttle glide to its flawless landing, the newest space exploit was sweet ...