A detailed animated look at the process of getting the Space Shuttle into Earth orbit, with most operations shown at Kennedy ...

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

The NASA Space Shuttle program began as Space Shuttle Columbia took its maiden voyage. This was the world’s first reusable spacecraft; it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle lasted ...

The end of the Space Shuttle program paved the way for a new generation of private launch providers. After two accidents in which all 14 astronauts lost their lives, the Space Shuttle program was ...

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida offers a look into NASA's history and future. Exhibits include a rocket garden, the Space Shuttle Atlantis, and a Saturn V rocket. Visitors can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to NASA records, "Rocket Man" was played to wake up at least four shuttle crews aboard Discovery and Atlantis across the ...

The STS-51L mission clears the tower at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986. Credit: NASA / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for ...

In the 1960s NASA began developing a system of reusable space shuttles to make its work more efficient and to reduce costs. The shuttles could launch like rockets, maneuver in Earth’s orbit, and land ...