The Challenger Learning Center is honoring its namesake in 2026, the 40th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle tragedy ...

That kind of strong leadership and great teamwork are the real safety systems of spaceflight.

This January, NHPR marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger shuttle disaster with a multi-part series honoring the life, ...

Technically, Greg Jarvis never was an astronaut. The space shuttle Challenger's ill-fated flight ended 15 years ago today before the 41-year-old engineering graduate of the University at Buffalo made ...

HOUSTON -- NASA will observe a solemn anniversary today. The Challenger accident happened 30 years ago today. NASA is set to honor the victims of that accident across multiple states today. It is hard ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Challenger Astronauts • Commander Francis R. (Dick) Scobee • Pilot Michael J. Smith • Mission specialists Ronald E. McNair, ...

NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though she never reached her destination Alice George - Museums Correspondent ...

An Ocean County school district has agreed to sell the middle school named for astronaut Christa McAuliffe that permanently closed in June, officials said. The Jackson school board accepted on ...

CAPE CANAVERAL -- Two hours and 38 minutes before their scheduled liftoff, the crewmembers of space shuttle Endeavour climbed out of the silver van that carried them to the launch pad and gazed upward ...

An Ocean County school district is slashing $10 million off its asking price for a middle school named for astronaut Christa McAuliffe that permanently closed in June. Jackson School District has ...

This astronaut just successfully reached the lowest point on Earth. Kathy Sullivan soared to new heights when she became the first American woman to walk in space in 1984. On Monday, she broke a new ...