The IOP/SS is necessary to dampen sounds and vibrations associated with the ignition of four RS-25 engines and two five segment Shuttle-derived solid rocket boosters, which generates a total of 39 mN ...

On February 4, 1995, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery launched an itty bitty satellite called an Orbital Debris ...

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the seven astronauts on board.

SpaceX launched 26 missions from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A in 2025, including four human spaceflight missions.

Most people in Central Florida recognize the name John Young because it appears on a major Orlando roadway and even an ...

It's been 40 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, exploding in mere minutes.

NASA's Artemis II mission will fly a one-inch-square swatch of Wright Flyer fabric alongside other historic mementos as the agency updates the mission's pre-launch schedule.

Decatur and Morgan County have had visits from a multitude of stars and other famous people over the years. Some of them were ...

How a cold morning, failed O-rings, and flawed decision-making led to tragedy Forty years ago, Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight, killing its crew of seven and exposing ...

A Houston-area Catholic school science teacher said the Challenger disaster remains one of the most defining moments of her early understanding of science and human exploration, shaping both her ...

The crew for the space shuttle Challenger flight 51-L leaves their quarters for the launch pad, Jan. 27, 1986, at the Kennedy ...

You may have heard of Black astronauts like Mae Jemison, Charles Bolden or Victor Glover, but do you know about the first African-American astronauts or what they contributed to NASA’s space ...