"The room, titled Columbia Learning Center (CLC), is a whole new concept," a NASA spokesperson wrote in an email. "There are ...

When the Space Shuttle lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in 1981, it was the first reusable spacecraft. The massive orange external fuel tank was the major component designed to be destroyed on ...

McArthur launched on two spaceflights, logging 213 days in orbit across her nearly 25 years, and held leadership positions at ...

HOUSTON — A familiar voice echoed through history with the words, "3, 2, 1, and liftoff of the shuttle Discovery and the Hubble Telescope." That proud moment marked one of NASA’s most iconic ...

Author Adam Higginbotham joins John Williams to discuss his book, ‘Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.’ Adam talks about what makes him interested in these types of ...

In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts were wrangled into an orbital battle over soft-drink supremacy. In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House ...