In 1977, the United Kingdom's King Charles III, a prince at the time, met with NASA astronauts Fred Haise, Gordon Fullerton, Richard H. Truly and Joe Engle, the crew of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.

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Sierra Space officials announced the autonomous spacecraft successfully completed and passed testing milestones in ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

On Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour began its 24th trip into space, on the 20A assembly mission to the International ...

THE MEN AND WOMEN OF NASA, THEY HAVE TO GET THINGS RIGHT NO MATTER WHAT. TEST RETEST DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE WEARING YOUR LUCKY SOCKS OR NOT. ASTRONAUTS GOING INTO SPACE AND THEY BUILD ALL ...

It was so cold that morning that Thompson said she stayed inside ... improve safety, NASA relaunched shuttle flights on Sept. 29, 1988, when Discovery lifted off from the space center.

The mid-1980s may feel distant to today’s Northwestern students. But to me, a 22-year-old senior at the Medill School of ...

From realistic NASA-based shuttles to fun lunar playsets ... Not only does this epic set let you recreate your very own scale model of the Space Shuttle Discovery, it also comes with a Hubble ...

The success of SpaceX and other private-sector space firms is throwing up hard questions about America's "great national ...

On this day in history, the Challenger space shuttle exploded, killing all seven inside. On Jan. 28, 1986, an explosion took place 73 seconds into the flight of the Challenger space shuttle. Billions ...