I address you here this afternoon at 11:40 a.m. This morning Space program experienced a national tragedy with the explosion of the space shuttle ... of the external tank and the lower aft strut.

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle ... from the external rocket tank during launch, which opened a hole in a shuttle wing ...

It was the morning of Jan. 28, the day of the space shuttle Challenger ... protection tiles on the shuttle. This was an important factor, not just for the external tank but on the pad itself.

On January 28, 1986, the NASA shuttle ... SRB’s aft field joint attachment and the structural failure of the external tank. Aerodynamic forces broke up the orbiter. A picture of the Space ...

In preparation for its eighth Starship launch, SpaceX is finishing up preflight shakedowns for the megarocket's first stage, or Super Heavy booster, and second stage, also known simply as "Ship." ...

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 ...

US think tank Council on Foreign Relations (CFR ... a comprehensive strategy to maintain the country's leadership in space, while recommending the establishment of a direct communication hotline ...

The Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum ‘Remembering Columbia’ Museum in Hemphill works to preserve the legacy of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its STS-107 crew. As part of the 20th annual ...

The Burn status condition was notably absent with Pokemon TCG Pocket’s Genetic Apex booster pack ... was also absent at launch but is added in Space-Time Smackdown. Confused is incredibly ...

Credit: Aegis Aerospace HOUSTON—Texas A&M University is contracting with Aegis Aerospace, Inc., to provide access to an external International Space Station (ISS) research facility. Activities ...