Titanium is also used for medical implants and in the painting, coating and plastics industries ... to make structural materials for air and spacecraft, including the space shuttle and communication ...

The Space Shuttle was a groundbreaking achievement in aerospace engineering—combining the power of a rocket with the ...

Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spacecraft has taken a significant step toward operational missions. The uncrewed spaceplane ...

Read full article: INTERACTIVE: The NASA astronauts and employees who died in service to U.S. space exploration January 28th is a Day of Remembrance honoring the lives of the crew and teacher ...

The crewed shuttle mission for NASA ended moments after ... set to be one of the first “civilians” in space. A NASA investigation later found that cold weather and faulty O-rings on the ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...

it is with deep, heartfelt sorrow. I address you here this afternoon at 11:40 a.m. This morning Space program experienced a national tragedy with the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

2025 coins celebrate Florida's and Texas' advancements in space exploration. The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto dollar coins in celebration of the ...

After working to improve the booster design and creating new management practices to improve safety, NASA relaunched shuttle flights on Sept. 29, 1988, when Discovery lifted off from the space center.

Tuesday marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy.The shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff on Jan. 28, 1986.New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe was one of the ...