Spaceplanes are making a comeback! Dream Chaser is a modern take on the legendary Space Shuttle, built for safer, reusable, and cost-effective space travel. In this video, we explore how it works, why ...

We reflect on the most memorable missions of this groundbreaking era. On April 12, 1981, NASA's inaugural space shuttle flight launched astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen aboard Columbia ...

The government space agency has vocally promoted diversity and inclusion for decades, even during the first Trump ...

back to the top- Spacesuits for the space shuttle era are pressurized at 4.3 pounds per square inch (psi), but because the gas in the suit is 100 percent oxygen instead of 20 percent, the person ...

1961–1980: Apollo era. 1981–2010: Space shuttle era. 2011–present: Post-shuttle commercial era. Each of these time periods are defined by dominant technologies, programs, or economic trends ...

In 2022 the first stage, Artemis I, saw the test of a new rocket and uncrewed lunar module called Orion sent around the moon ...

Last year, The Acolyte brought an all-new era of the Star Wars timeline into ... and novels that we've had over the years, this hybrid space shuttle was introduced for the first time in The ...

During their final use with Artemis I, the engines saw the performance they returned during the Shuttle era: “perfect ... test firings at the Stennis Space Center in 2021 but also from ...

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 ...

Beloved Concord teacher Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian teacher ever chosen for a space mission, was one of seven crew members killed in the disaster.

SEATTLE — Evening Reads is Northwest authors telling us about their books in their own words. Most folks know this man as the ...