March 30, 1982 will always remain an important day in New Mexico history; the day where STS-3 (aka the Space Shuttle Columbia ...

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in space. The accident instantly killed all seven astronauts on board. This was ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...

Americans and millions of others around the world are mourning the deaths of seven brave astronauts under circumstances few people can even imagine. Though the specific causes of the Columbia tragedy ...

Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event live in school. Forty years later, many of those ...

Earlier this month, NASA successfully evacuated four crew members from the International Space Station following a medical emergency. The four astronauts — two from the United States, one from Japan ...

Editor's note: This story contains discussion of astronaut fatalities and dangerous moments in human spaceflight. It was 40 years ago today (Jan. 28) that the space shuttle Challenger blasted off on ...