40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human ...
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Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch

On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle missions planned for 2003, but STS-107 was the only one focused on scientific ...
Space.com

NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon puts Crew-12 SpaceX launch in delicate dance

The wet dress rehearsal for Artemis 2 — a critical prelaunch fueling test of the mission's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket — ...

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, ...
Eden Prairie Local News

Before Challenger: Remembering the launch of STS-61-C

A reflection on the Jan. 12, 1986, launch of Space Shuttle Columbia’s STS-61-C mission, published on the Challenger ...
Vols Wire

Scrub! Poor weather postpones Monday night SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX planned to launch a Space Force GPS satellite Monday night, but poor weather forced the mission to be postponed.

A day of tragedy for the space shuttle over Florida. See original live coverage

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

After switch from ULA, SpaceX set for speedy national security launch

SpaceX is set to launch its latest national security mission, yet another GPS satellite that was originally to have been ...