On February 1, 2003, tragedy struck the space shuttle Columbia, as earlier damage to the craft's left wing caused the shuttle ...

It was 40 years ago today (Jan. 28) that the space shuttle Challenger blasted off on its 10th mission to space. Sadly, the vehicle never made it there. Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark that tragic day 40 years ago. All seven on board were ...

When Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003, investigators later examined whether a desperate rescue mission using Shuttle Atlantis could have saved the seven astronauts. The analysis revealed a ...

Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to ArkLaTex. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. On Feb. 1, 2003-13 years ago Monday-Space Shuttle ...

Americans and millions of others around the world are mourning the deaths of seven brave astronauts under circumstances few people can even imagine. Though the specific causes of the Columbia tragedy ...

PRESIDENT. KAREN TRAVERS, ABC NEWS THE WHITE HOUSE. NASA IS HOLDING ITS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE TO HONOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES PURSUING SPACE EXPLORATION. THIS COMES AS WE APPROACH 40 YEARS ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 crew members. Among the seven crew members were 5 NASA astronauts, as well as a payload specialist ...

Forty years ago today, Americans were stunned, shocked and saddened when the Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on a cold, cloudless day in Florida. A booster leak ignited the ...

David Klaus, a retired University of Colorado Boulder professor, was a 23-year-old launch control engineer at NASA when the Challenger spacecraft exploded shortly after liftoff in 1986. When his ...