29, 1998, space shuttle Discovery carried 77-year-old John ... causing critical damage that ultimately led to the disaster. The tragedy reshaped NASA’s approach to shuttle safety and marked ...

Ranker (Video) Shocking Facts About the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Posted: January 2, 2025 | Last updated: January 4, 2025 Every American who lived through the '80s remembers the Challenger ...

The shuttle even did a promotional tour of the area, flying into the Central Coast base on the back of a Boeing 747.

Endeavour, the fifth and final space shuttle was created after the space shuttle program's greatest tragedy. Congress authorized NASA to replace the Space Shuttle Challenger, which was lost ...

The Titans spaceplanes are designed for high-frequency operations, with the capability to launch spacecraft, cargo, and ...

The giant ring fell from space, crash-landing into Mukuku Village in Kenya on Wednesday ... As humans launch more objects ...

On this date in 1986, Congressman Bill Nelson launches onboard Columbia on the final successful shuttle flight before the ...

R: The Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise inside of Marshall Space Flight Center's Dynamic Test Stand for Mated Vertical Ground Vibration tests (MVGVT). Images: NASA These are the voyages of the space ...

Legacy is often discussed in executive boardrooms when senior executives who are about to retire are in the room. The thing ...

For example, in May 2024, a piece of SpaceX debris as large as a car hood crash-landed on a trail at a mountaintop resort ... As humans launch more objects into space, however, that risk is growing.

On this date in 2004, President George W. Bush unveils a plan to return shuttles to flight and finish space station construction.