In 1978 Nasa announced 35 new astronauts for a new era of spaceflight – and six of them were women. Here's how the Space Shuttle programme chipped away at one of Nasa's blind spots.

State Representative Bob Peterson (R-Sabina) announced the Ohio House of Representatives passed legislation to designate the ...

Fantastical conflicts in outer space were a staple of popular culture in the 1980s. Yet one battle that reached into the ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- A very special item tucked quietly away aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger before it exploded has finally made it to space, 31 years after the accident. "It was amazing the ...

HOUSTON -- It has been three decades since America witnessed that disaster after liftoff in a moment that should have been historic for a different reason.

Sean Duffy, the acting NASA Administrator, discusses the future of space exploration including putting a man on Mars.

On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger explosed after launch, killing all seven astronauts on board. One of those astronauts was Commander Dick Scobee, a graduate of the UA College of ...

Learn about Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, and Eileen Collins, some of the pioneering women at NASA who were among the first to suit up for spaceflight. Valerie Neal Sally Ride at the Lyndon B. Johnson ...

Jerry Loomer is watching the sky. Space is this science teacher's passion, and even though he won't be aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, his heart will follow the shuttle's flight. Loomer and more ...