On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds ... The disaster was caused by a faulty O-ring in the right solid rocket booster, which failed due to cold temperatures.

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months, have ...

There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. October 4, 1957 - The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial ...

NASA’s much-anticipated Artemis II mission has experienced multiple delays in recent years, with the agency currently targeting no earlier than February 2026 for a flight that will send four ...

The head of Poland’s space agency was fired over a bungled response to SpaceX debris falling over Polish territory.

March 7 (UPI) --NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission around ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The investigation found that there was an issue inside the nozzle on the solid rocket booster. Unlike SpaceX Falcon 9 — which is fully liquid ...

March 7 (UPI) --NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission ...

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Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the five sections of each of the two Solid Rocket Boosters are fully stacked on top on the mobile launcher. In about two weeks, they will be joined by the ...