This marked the only shuttle landing at White Sands. First American woman in space: STS-7 (Challenger) The launch of Challenger on June 18, 1983, marked a pivotal milestone: Sally Ride became the ...

An earlier shuttle, Enterprise, was used for early ... On 28 January 1986, Challenger was set to carry the first American civilian into space. Christa McAuliffe was killed along with another ...

In 1977, the United Kingdom's King Charles III, a prince at the time, met with NASA astronauts Fred Haise, Gordon Fullerton, Richard H. Truly and Joe Engle, the crew of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, exploding in mere minutes.

2025 coins celebrate Florida's and Texas' advancements in space exploration. The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto dollar coins in celebration of the ...