Robert "Bob" Springer's open-mindedness has taken him from the small town of Ashland to the skies of Vietnam and the halls of ...

This is the story of a man who never went to space himself, but, had they not been at that console, the space program might look very different.

Dover Air Force Base is tied to many major events and missions in American history. Learn about its use and recent connections to national events.

CU Boulder has renamed Williams Village East residence hall after astronaut and alum Ellison Onizuka, who died in the 1986 ...

This week's letter to the editor of the Herald Times Reporter draws parallels between failures in the Challenger explosion ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A new report commissioned by NASA says the crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft could have ended with a disaster comparable to the Space Shuttle Challenger ...

When astronaut Judith Resnik returned to visit friends and family in Akron, she would often stop at her alma mater, Firestone High School, to speak with students and visit her favorite teachers. One ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, NASA’s 25th space shuttle mission, Challenger, left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into... Lessons and failures from the Challenger space shuttle ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the 25th space shuttle mission Challenger left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean as millions of ...

Forty years ago this week, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Then, 73 seconds after ignition, it exploded in mid-air, killing all seven ...

Forty years ago, a space shuttle exploded. A teacher and her crewmates lost their lives. A generation of schoolchildren watched it happen live. I was one of them. I was 10 when the Challenger ascended ...

Students at Christa McAuliffe Middle School in Los Alamitos honored their namesake Wednesday, Jan. 28, marking the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster with remembrances ...