A catastrophic failure occurred 73 seconds after liftoff as the shuttle emerged from “Max-Q,” the period of highest ...

Four decades after Challenger, the disaster’s lessons continue to guide how humanity explores space responsibly.

You lock into the seat, the cabin tilts to a 38-degree angle -- then comes the shudder and roar of ignition. Call it space tourism for the masses, courtesy of Buffalo-based Delaware North Companies.

Tucked inside President Donald Trump's flagship tax and spending bill last month was a little-noticed provision to relocate the iconic space shuttle Discovery from a museum outside Washington to ...

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...