Lucas, a NASA rocket scientist who helped shape the nation's first satellite as well as its first space ... about the O-rings, he also suggested that disasters like the Challenger tragedy ...

Space exploration has been marked by tragic disasters, such as the Apollo 1 fire, Soyuz 1 and 11 accidents, and the Space Shuttles Challenger and Columbia tragedies. These events emphasized ...

I was an intern at Rockwell International in Southern California in 1985, working on the Space Shuttle Challenger ... Investigations later revealed a faulty O-ring compromised by cold weather as the ...

David Plotz talks with author Adam Higginbotham about his new book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space ... people on board the shuttle, and more.

The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days.

On March 7, 2025, at 02:22 am EST, the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7) successfully deorbited and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This unmanned spaceplane ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days. The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA ...

US Military's Mini Space Shuttle Returns to Earth After Orbiting for 434 Days on a Secret Mission CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth ...

This photo provided by United States Space Force the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7), the U.S. Space Force’s dynamic unmanned spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at Vandenberg ...