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‘Challenger’ Review: How the Space Shuttle Disaster Happened
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoBOOKSHELF It was so cold on the night of Jan. 27, 1986, that officials at Florida’s Kennedy Space...
How many people have died in space?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWe see the space shuttle Challenger blasting off in a big cloud against a blue sky. Spaceflight is anything but safe, and the quest to explore the final...
20 years after Columbia shuttle tragedy, NASA pledges 'acute awareness' of astronaut safety
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoseven astronauts in flight suits posing for a portrait It was 20 years ago today (Feb. 1) that seven...
New book 'Challenger: A True Story of Heroism & Disaster on the Edge of Space' out today
Space via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoAdam Higginbotham's new book "Challenger: A True Story of Heroism & Disaster on the Edge of Space"...
NASA pays tribute to fallen astronauts as 20th anniversary of Columbia disaster nears
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFebruary will mark the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy, and, as the...
History Channel Series Uncovers Wreckage from Challenger Space Shuttle
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew wreckage from the notorious 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster was discovered for the first...
History Channel divers find piece of exploded space shuttle Challenger, Nasa says
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDivers searching for the wreckage of a 1940s era airplane off the coast of Florida found instead a...
NASA confirms large fragment of Space Shuttle Challenger found in the Atlantic Ocean
SYFY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the wake of the Apollo program, NASA set its sights on developing a more permanent presence in...
'Space Rescue Service' needed for coming space tourism era, report argues
Space via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPeople are launching to space in ever-greater numbers, with few backups in case of trouble. A 'Space...
When it comes to space, failure isn't just an option — it's a requirement
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn spaceflight, we advance by learning from our mistakes — if, that is, we accept the learning we...