SHREVEPORT, La - The Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over East Texas as it returned to earth on Feb. 1, 2003.
All of its crew perished, including Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon. A former combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force, he ...
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...
NASA recently paid tribute to the Challenger crew and other fallen astronauts during its annual Day of Remembrance.
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.
O-ring erosion on Discovery would have disastrous effects a year later It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first ...
It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ...
NASA holds a Day of Remembrance to pay respect to the lives lost while working to further the understanding of space. This ...
The space agency honored the fallen Challenger crew, as well as other astronauts of Apollo 1 and space shuttle Columbia, during its annual Day of Remembrance ceremony on Jan. 23. "Today ...