Eileen Collins recounts the Challenger and Columbia accidents, emphasizing the community's desire to continue the shuttle program despite the risks.

From Mercury & Apollo Missions to the Space Shuttle Program, Mars Rover Landings, & Artemis II. NASA officials held a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to highlight progress on the upcoming Artem… “The ability to turn around our ...

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Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air, killing all seven crew members aboard. The disaster occurred at what was then the pinnacle of the U.S.' spaceflight program. When the nascent shuttle program ...

Congress approved some funding to relocate the Space Shuttle Discovery to Space Center Houston, which prompted some pushback from historians and government officials. NASA says it reserves the right to ask contractors not to damage the spacecraft.

The space shuttle system has been modified many times since the first launch of space shuttle Columbia in 1981. During the 1980s, major upgrade programs were established to respond to problems and anomalies experienced during the initial flights and the ...

Administration discussions culminated in Bush’s Vision for Space Exploration in 2004, which directed NASA to retire the space shuttle after the completion of the space station. It called for returning humans to the Moon on a crew exploration vehicle designed for destinations beyond low Earth orbit.

Swiss watchmaker Amida's Digitrend NASA Tribute is a limited-edition paean to a future that was only briefly with us, complete with retro digital display technology and shuttle aesthetic. The design resurrects the original Amida Digitrend from 1976;