The CNN Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight” uncovers the events that ultimately led to disaster. The four-part documentary concludes at 9 p.m. ET/PT Sunday. Upon its inception, ...

Operating in orbit demands engineering solutions beyond what any airliner or rocket could offer—and the Space Shuttle delivered them all. It used precision helium-pressurized tanks and toxic, ignition ...

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 28, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has named veteran NASA space shuttle engineer John P. Mulholland its new Space Shuttle vice president and program manager. With more than more ...

When NPR reported Bob Ebeling's story on the 30th anniversary of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, hundreds of listeners and readers expressed distress and sympathy in letters and emails.

s Solid Rocket Booster is scheduled to fire for 123.1 seconds Thursday, Nov. 1, at a Utah test facility. Results from the test – conducted at the Promontory, Utah, facilities of ATK Thiokol Propulsion ...

It's been 14 years since the Space Shuttle Endeavour flew its final mission. With construction of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center nearing completion, the shuttle now has a permanent home in Los ...

NATICK, Mass. -- "I hate the nomenclature 'whistleblower,'" said Allan McDonald, an engineer who refused to sign off on the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. "I'd like to change it to 'truth ...

CNN — (CNN) — Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit. It ...