The latest failure of SpaceX’s massive rocket system in South Texas did more than light up the night sky. It rattled nearby ...

A June 18 testing explosion laid bare concerns about minimal regulatory oversight of Elon Musk's commercial space business in ...

A study recently released by the University of British Columbia puts the annual chance that space rocket debris will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through busy airspace at 26%.

The space shuttle Challenger explosion was a defining moment of the 1980s. Whether you were watching on TV or in person, ...

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...

New Hampshire school teacher Christa McAuliffe died on January 28, 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger exploded.

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

Former astronaut and professor Terry Hart is opening up 40 years later about the friends and colleagues he lost on board the ...

The morning of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion 40 years ago still remains the coldest Jan. 28 ever on the Treasure ...

A catastrophic failure occurred 73 seconds after liftoff as the shuttle emerged from “Max-Q,” the period of highest mechanical stress in the lower atmosphere. The vehicle broke apart in flight and ...