Space shuttle Challenger explosion remembered, 40 years later

The space shuttle Challenger explosion was a defining moment of the 1980s. Whether you were watching on TV or in person, ...
Cowboys Wire

Shuttle Challenger remembered at 40th anniversary of NASA disaster

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the ...
Concord Monitor

‘Part of our human destiny’: The evolution of space exploration from shuttle to SpaceX

NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which ran from 1981 to 2011, was a complex and ambitious project that pushed the boundaries of ...

NASA's Discovery shuttle, launched in Florida, may not move to Houston

NASA's iconic Discovery space shuttle, which launched dozens of times from Florida, may not be relocated to Houston for display.
The Root

NASA Chief: Final Shuttle Launch Begins New Era

When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off on Friday, it will mark the final NASA shuttle mission ever. But the shuttering of the 30-year-old program isn’t the end of American space exploration — ...