The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

A Long Island kid who loved Charlie Brown and the New York Mets would one day repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, speaking from aboard the International Space Station, paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of space shuttle Enterprise's debut.

Florida’s Space Coast has spent more than six decades closely connected to American spaceflight. The region around Cape ...

Rocket launches can be scrubbed for a variety of reasons, from technical issues to foreign objects. Retired Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach recalled scrubs caused by a ballpoint pen, boats, and ...

Mike Leinbach served as the space shuttle launch director for 11 years, overseeing 37 crewed missions. Leinbach's philosophy was that his primary job was to ensure crew safety, even if it meant ...