After the end of the space shuttle program, NASA turned to private companies to fill the gap. That isn't working out for the ...

With NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and her crewmate Butch Wilmore returning to Earth on Tuesday after nine months in space, ...

A visit to Kennedy Space Center was a highlight of a month-long trip to the US, and to meet Hernández in person was a sweet ...

Chawla died on February 1, 2003, when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes before the scheduled landing. “A daughter of India who dared to dream beyond the stars ...

We prayed entire night for safe landing. Last nine months were not easy for us ... Speaking about concerns over Chawla’s death when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated before reentry into the ...

Take a look at her previous missions… Sunita Williams' First Time in Space: On December 9, 2006, Williams flew on the space shuttle Discovery ... her life in the Columbia disaster. Williams returned ...

He said the memories of the Columbia Space Shuttle are still fresh in his mind as he recounted ... I want to congratulate Sunita Williams and thank the crew that worked behind her safe landing." Mar ...

Here's a look at some others who found themselves stuck in space — by choice or not — along with some cool spaceflight ...