Technically, Greg Jarvis never was an astronaut. The space shuttle Challenger's ill-fated flight ended 15 years ago today before the 41-year-old engineering graduate of the University at Buffalo made ...

This January, NHPR marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger shuttle disaster with a multi-part series honoring the life, ...

An Ocean County school district has agreed to sell the middle school named for astronaut Christa McAuliffe that permanently closed in June, officials said.

HOUSTON -- NASA will observe a solemn anniversary today. The Challenger accident happened 30 years ago today. NASA is set to honor the victims of that accident across multiple states today. It is hard ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Challenger Astronauts • Commander Francis R. (Dick) Scobee • Pilot Michael J. Smith • Mission specialists Ronald E. McNair, ...

During a meeting on Dec. 17, the Kenai City Council discussed several possible uses for the building that housed the ...

An Ocean County school district is slashing $10 million off its asking price for a middle school named for astronaut Christa McAuliffe that permanently closed in June. Jackson School District has ...

NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though she never reached her destination Alice George - Museums Correspondent ...

Linda Preston, 61, also retired as a teacher, choked up as the names of the Challenger dead were read during the memorial service. The former space shuttle pilot reciting the names of all 24 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL -- Two hours and 38 minutes before their scheduled liftoff, the crewmembers of space shuttle Endeavour climbed out of the silver van that carried them to the launch pad and gazed upward ...

This astronaut just successfully reached the lowest point on Earth. Kathy Sullivan soared to new heights when she became the first American woman to walk in space in 1984. On Monday, she broke a new ...