This video explores the intricate process of getting the Space Shuttle into orbit, primarily taking place at Kennedy Space ...

On June 28, 1983, Sally Ride became the first female in space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger. In September 1983, NASA announced that Anna would become the first mother to go into space when she was ...

Tragedy forced NASA to evolve. After Columbia burned up on reentry, engineers asked if rescue was possible - while years earlier, Challenger's explosion sparked plans for safer unmanned shuttles.

Another member of the safety panel, Mark Sirangelo, said NASA should formally declare mishaps and close calls as soon as possible. “It allows for the investigative team to be starting to be formed a ...

A 33-year-old aerospace engineer has made space travel history, becoming the first person who uses a wheelchair to pass the ...

Discover how the International Space Station stayed alive after using Soyuz support and new shuttle inspections to keep science going.

The past decade has clearly demonstrated the superiority of private entrepreneurship over state-run spaceflight.

A paraplegic engineer was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spacecraft operated by Jeff Bezos’ private ...

"We are faced with another space race," Jared Isaacman, NASA's new administrator, told NBC News after he was sworn in on ...

New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he wants the agency to move faster on key programs such as Artemis but noted he ...

Fuqua’s work helped lead to the funding and creation of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, where he established the Don ...

A year-end recap of 2025 in space, covering NASA leadership changes, space policy, major missions, scientific discoveries and key events across orbit and beyond.