Hubble was built with a number of instruments onboard, including the Wide Field Planetary Camera (WFPC), the Goddard High ...

A new commander has taken charge aboard the ISS as three crew members prepare for their return to Earth—just in time for one ...

On April 14, Blue Origin plans to launch a space flight with a crew that includes the singer behind the 2010 hit "Firework." But we can think of... When the news first broke that pop star Katy ...

After attending the 1981 launch of the space shuttle Columbia, the Canadian progressive rock trio was moved to write several songs. "Countdown" includes audio of real astronauts talking to ground ...

It was 28 January 1986, and the Space Shuttle Challenger was gearing up for take off. The crew had been taken twenty stories up the launch tower in a lift, with all seven members dressed in their ...

Operating in orbit demands engineering solutions beyond what any airliner or rocket could offer—and the Space Shuttle ...

It was 28 January 1986, and the Space Shuttle Challenger was gearing up for take off. The crew had been taken twenty stories up the launch tower in a lift, with all seven members dressed in their ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Nasa astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates arrived at the International Space Station on board a Russian spacecraft. A Soyuz booster ...

A spacecraft used to bring food, fuel and other supplies to the International Space Station has been damaged, putting future trips on hold. NASA and Northrop Grumman had planned to launch a Cygnus ...