In 2003, 7 US astronauts lost their lives when the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up upon re-entry 16 minutes from home.

A group of seven NASA administrators and astronauts writes about the need for equipment, procedures and cooperation in case ...

A special spacecraft will guide the space station through Earth’s atmosphere, but what about other large pieces of space ...

It is a reusable winged commercial spacecraft that can be launched by a carrier rocket and will be capable of docking with the Tiangong space station. Upon re-entry, the shuttle will be able to ...

NASA’s first Space Shuttle, Columbia, launched in 1981. It was the first reusable spacecraft in history, and it could carry a payload of 29,000kg (63,900lb). All of the shuttle’s components, except ...

The prototype will eventually be the centerpiece of a new space shuttle museum at the expanded Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey. North American Rockwell built the shuttle mockup in 1972.

Today in 1995 (October 20), after a series of delays, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on mission STS-73 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. [...] ...

which opened 15 years ago as the official national memorial for the Columbia space shuttle crew who died in the 2003 disaster. People are invited to celebrate its journey across Bellflower ...

When ready for display, 'Inspiration' will go to the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California. The parts for a full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being ...

The prototype will eventually be the centerpiece of a new space shuttle museum at the expanded Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey. Read more: From the Archives: Downey space shuttle mockup ...

In 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia breaks apart in the skies above America. Astronauts' families and NASA staff share personal ...