The is the 16th launch ... NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, who was originally slated to be commander but would have been making her first spaceflight, and Stephanie Wilson, a veteran of three space ...

Lucas was director of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville when the Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, just 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the deadliest U.S ...

It would be 32 months before another shuttle left a launch pad. Within days, NASA concluded two rubber ... pressure to keep the shuttle flights on schedule compromised safety, reported Florida ...

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.

It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven ... them in 1986 and an ambitious schedule for the year ahead, NASA was preparing to launch the Challenger on its 10th flight ...

When is the next Florida rocket launch?Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA rocket launch schedule at Cape ...

Critics have called the Space Launch System outdated and wasteful for years, but now, with President Trump retaking the White House, Boeing is warning its employees who work on the SLS that they could ...

Port Canaveral, already a busy cruise ship port, is experiencing congestion from space company recovery vessels. The increase ...

Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral "As we all know, when the shuttle departed, we didn't know what would be next," Haridopolos said ...