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.

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.

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 ...

Now, a new analysis by Chitta and his team, using up-close data from the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft, provides compelling evidence that these picoflares are also supplying ...

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 ...