Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, America witnessed a tragedy: the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger in the blue skies over Florida. The ...

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

Defining the shuttle : the spaceplane tradition / Roger D. Launius -- Designing the shuttle : living within the political system / Roger D. Launius -- Managing the space shuttle : leadership, change, ...

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...

In a move that has sparked both political debate and public outcry, Congress recently approved $85 million in federal funding to potentially relocate the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian's ...