Just one day before the Challenger space shuttle exploded over a minute after lift off on Jan. 28, 1986, Terry Hart received ...

On a cold, sunny morning in Florida, after several scrubs due to weather, the launch was a highly-anticipated event.

For the millions of people across the country and around the world that watched the tragic loss of Challenger live, the ...

A nation watched in horror as the space shutter Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, during a live television broadcast.

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...

Akron schoolgirl, a whiz in math and science, grew up to become a brilliant engineer, a pioneer astronaut and the second ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA’s giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first ...

Two Americans and astronauts from Japan and Russia landed in a SpaceX capsule in the Pacific Ocean after a medical issue prompted NASA to move up their return to Earth.

On January 13, 1978, NASA selected its eighth and most diverse class of astronauts yet. The Astronaut Class of 1978, also known as the "Thirty-Five New Guys," included the first six female astronauts.

NASA’s budget is still an unfathomable mess. The government shutdown late last year once again delayed proceedings to determine the space agency’s future — but if it were up to the Trump ...