Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago

Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent ...
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‘Part of our human destiny’: The evolution of space exploration from shuttle to SpaceX

NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which ran from 1981 to 2011, was a complex and ambitious project that pushed the boundaries of ...
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Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch

On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle ...

NASA’s Next Moon Rocket Runs on Shuttle Engines—Here’s the Story Behind Each One

NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo.

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed Central Floridians’ lives

Their eyes were watching. Some knew something was wrong. Others were slow to realize. Soon everyone came to grief. Forty ...

Houston may not get Discovery shuttle after all. About NASA chief's plans

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman appeared to suggest that space shuttle Discovery may not be relocated to Houston's Johnson ...
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The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces

The tug-of-war over space shuttle Discovery is becoming more volatile. Discovery — the crown jewel of the Smithsonian Institution's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia — is the subject of a ...

NASA's Discovery shuttle, launched in Florida, may not move to Houston

NASA's iconic Discovery space shuttle, which launched dozens of times from Florida, may not be relocated to Houston for display.

A day of tragedy for the space shuttle over Florida. See original live coverage

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