The director of 'Spacewoman,' about the Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a space shuttle mission, had its European ...

Bruce McCandless II. Photo: NASA NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II stepped away from the Space Shuttle Challenger on Feb. 7, 1984, using a jet-powered backpack called the Manned Manoeuvring Unit ...

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, shares wisdom and encouragement with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King ...

The parts for a 1972 full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being reassembled and restored for display. The City of Downey, California began relocating "Inspiration." ...

NASA’s Space Shuttle may be gone, but Dream Chaser is bringing the concept back - smaller, sleeker, and smarter. Designed for reusability, runway landings, and both cargo and crew transport ...

While they were in space, a NASA space shuttle disintegrated as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and killed all seven astronauts on board in an incident that became known as the Columbia disaster.

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Ethel L. Lee, also known as "Space Shuttle Ethel," turned 99 years old. Ethel's family, Supervisor Janice Hahn and the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey celebrated her birthday and ...

Four astronauts from NASA, JAXA, and Roscosmos are teaming up for an ambitious mission aboard the International Space Station ...

The two companies will join three others selected last summer, including SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin.

It was also used by the space shuttle before it was leased by SpaceX for Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and future Starship launches. The March 13-14 total lunar eclipse was visible from most of the ...

In 1993, Russia joined the programme, leading to a two-phase development: Phase 1 (1995-1998): NASA and Russian cosmonauts worked together on the Mir Orbital Station, with 11 Space Shuttle ...