Robert Cabana, who served as a NASA associate administrator, astronaut, and a colonel in the United States Marine Corps, received…

On March 24, 1979, space shuttle Columbia arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the very first time. Following…

On Nov. 28, 1983, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies for its sixth trip into space on the first…

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger’s STS-8 mission, former astronaut Dr. Guion “Guy” Bluford, the…

Trailblazing astronaut Sally Ride was celebrated during an event at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to recognize the 40th anniversary of…

In early 1983, with five flights of the Space Shuttle Columbia successfully completed, NASA prepared to fly its second Orbiter, Space Shuttle…

Jesse W. Moore became Johnson Space Center’s fourth center director on January 23, 1986, only five days before the launch…

The development of the space shuttle in the 1970s required several new technologies, including powerful reusable engines fueled by liquid…

On April 17, 1998, space shuttle Columbia lifted off on the STS-90 Neurolab mission to conduct cutting edge research on…

In April 1983, with five flights of space shuttle Columbia successfully completed, NASA launched its second space worthy orbiter, Challenger,…

In March 1978, space shuttle Enterprise embarked on its first long-distance journey, from California to Alabama. The Approach and Landing…

NASA leaders recently viewed footage of an underwater dive off the East coast of Florida, and they confirm it depicts…