The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

A view from above of Atlantis' 60-foot-long payload bay. Atlantis' aft section as viewed from the side. The reflective insulation would normally be covered by one of the shuttle's two orbital ...

The California Science Center unveiled Tuesday the first of many launch vehicles, engines and other artifacts set to be installed in the museum’s 200,000-square-foot expansion coming to Exposition ...

Explore the Space Shuttle Program through the eyes of some of the exceptional men and women who worked behind-the-scenes to make it fly. When We Were Shuttle tells the story of the Space Shuttle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz previews the new exhibit at the California Science Center, where visitors will soon be able to view NASA's ...

A new family destination called Inspiration Space Port is planned for St. Cloud, featuring a full-scale shuttle mock-up and ...

Neufeld, Michael J. 2010. [Book review] "Truth, Lies and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster." Isis, 101, 644–645.

NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz previews the new exhibit at the California Science Center, where visitors will soon be able to view NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour in its ...