On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart ... The cameras monitoring the gantry and the mobile platform supporting the shuttle revealed that the plan to protect the plumbing ...

Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit. It was a ...

The final journey for the last space shuttle ever built is complete ... the rudder as it came within 20 feet of the second-level platform. The move was delayed by winds, but crews eventually ...

A new book by NASA astronaut Tom Jones shares intriguing stories about the agency’s longest-running space ... platform with which to master operations in low Earth orbit. The shuttle was so ...