Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger knows it was a national tragedy. But dig a little deeper, and it's even more heartbreaking.

New documentary "Christa," on New Hampshire PBS looks at the life and legacy of Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher selected ...

(This practice mostly ceased after the Challenger shuttle explosion of 1986, after which the military shifted to expendable rockets.) NASA focussed on reducing space costs, while the Soviet Union ...

Farrah Hayes, a third-generation educator, has been at Gadsden State since 2015, most recently as dean of Academic Programs ...

That sunny morning, the entire state and a generation of schoolchildren watched as a ceiling that seemed so unlimited was ...

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." ...

A Long March 2D rocket launched in Shanxi province on Tuesday successfully placed four PIESAT-2 satellites into their ...

A tableaux in the Vigo County History Center’s “Back to the 1980s” exhibit features a Nintendo game and a television.

The new space race, which pits the U.S. against China, is not simply about who gets there first. It’s about who gets there ...