The spacecraft is named in honour of Richard "Dick" Scobee, the commander of the Space Shuttle Challenger ... reducing debris risks in orbit. The next Cygnus mission is expected to continue ...

An interesting tidbit about the ship's history is that it played a significant role in recovering the flight recorders from the Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986. The submerged submarine ...

Courtesy of Bruce Campbell In October 1994, Bruce Campbell, a safety specialist with Astrotech Space Operations ... from the space shuttle in the wake of the 1986 Challenger accident.

The story of the doomed Challenger spacecraft and how it came to its gruesome demise features a tragic sequence of events and heartbreaking final words from those on board. It was 28 January 1986, and ...

Andrew 'Andy' Freed is most well-known for being a Purdue professor, teaching notable classes taken by a large majority of ...

there were printers aboard the Space Shuttle, and the story behind them is fascinating. The push for printers in space came from the combined forces of NASA’s love for checklists and the need ...

OREGON, Ohio — The Challenger Learning Center of Lake Erie West's Heather Townley said she was happy to hear six women were headed into space for a historic event during Monday's Blue Origin ...

At home, Astroscale is working with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to demonstrate a commercial debris removal mission in 2027. It has also won orders from the U.S. Space Force and ...

Exploration has never been a safe occupation. For every significant discovery, there has been sacrifice by those seeking out ...

has achieved a milestone by demonstrating sustainable space operations. On April 4, as part of India’s vision to ensure Debris-Free Space Missions (DFSM) by 2030, it brought back the rocket used ...

Pop star Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King are among six women who traveled aboard Blue Origin’s all-female, suborbital space tourism mission. • The company’s New Shepard rocket lifted ...