A new documentary about teacher Christa McAuliffe focuses more on how she still inspires others and less on her fate aboard ...

(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 ...

The film delves into McAuliffe’s journey, from her beginnings as a social studies teacher at Concord High School to her historic selection for the Space Shuttle Challenger mission, and also ...

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." ...

Sally Ride became the first American woman to go to space in 1983 on board the Space Shuttle Challenger. A year later, Collins joined NASA and first flew the Space Shuttle as a pilot in 1995.

Docudrama about the events leading up to the explosion of the space shuttle shortly after liftoff in 1986. Karen Allen. Scobee: Barry Bostwick. Resnik: Julie Fulton. Smith: Brian Kerwin.

Actor Cary Guffey in a scene from the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," a top alien movie. That’s why I set out to rank the best alien and space movies ever. This article will detail ...

These movies are out of this world. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The subgenre of space movies makes up an essential ...

From a deep dive on a fatal space shuttle disaster to a study of a dozen iconic trees, these are our favorite titles this ...

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