It was inherently risky, and space exploration continues to be so,” FSU history professor Ronald Doel said, referring to the ...

Space exploration has always carried extreme risk, and some pioneers paid for progress with their lives. While only a handful of people have died beyond Earth’s atmosphere, many more were lost during ...

NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which ran from 1981 to 2011, was a complex and ambitious project that pushed the boundaries of ...

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

Join us for an exciting journey through a captivating Moon exhibit at a renowned space museum, celebrating the achievements ...

A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space,’ a narrative account of the first tragedy to mark NASA’s shuttle ...

Four decades after Challenger, the disaster’s lessons continue to guide how humanity explores space responsibly.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion. One of the crew members called South Carolina home.

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...

Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...

Leaders from NASA's Johnson Space Center and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins helped turn a Texans home game into a pop-up ...

There isn't much money in getting stuck in space, as Williams only received an extra $1,430 for her 9-month extended work ...