The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

Mr. Beat tells the story of the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, which shook NASA and the country as a whole as the first civilian tried to go to space. Check out the entire WeCreateEdu Space ...

WASHINGTON — It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle explosion, one of NASA's most devastating tragedies. NASA's Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds after lifting off on Jan. 28, 1986 ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On February 1, 2003, after spending approximately two weeks in space, Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart and disintegrated upon its reentry to ...

On February 1, 2003, NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry over Texas, killing all seven astronauts aboard and marking one of the most tragic days in American spaceflight history.

A string of NASA emails released on Wednesday reveal an intense internal debate over the consequences of potential damage on the space shuttle Columbia’s left wing up until the day before the shuttle ...

As NASA continues to investigate the terrible loss of Columbia and its crew, the significance of previous warnings that cost saving efforts at NASA could impair the safety of shuttle missions are ...

(Reuters) - U.S. space agency NASA is ending its shuttle program this summer after two more missions. Shuttle Endeavour is due to launch on Friday on a mission to deliver a high-profile physics ...

Re “Foam Was to Blame, Says Shuttle Study,” Aug. 27: I can’t help but feel pity for the poor folks at NASA. After years of having their budget slashed mercilessly by the government, to the point where ...