On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger — scheduled for a routine launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida — exploded after just 73 seconds in flight, killing all seven Americans on board.
— -- Ever since theChallenger disasterin 1986, NASA has said that its space shuttles were magnificent machines, but conceded they were complicated and risky to fly. The shuttleAtlantis, which made a magnificentlast launchtoday, proved the point again. The launch almost didn't happen. NASA...
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Watch SpaceX launch rocket from Cape Canaveral on resupply missionBy W.J. Hennigan
During the Washington Nationals and New York Mets spring training game, announcers noticed the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching from Cape Canaveral. 1 year ago SpaceX loses Starship on reentry over Indian Ocean SpaceX lost contact with its Starship rocket on reentry over the Indian Ocean, the...
Until now, SpaceX has launched every astronaut mission for NASA from the Kennedy Space Center's historic Launch Complex 39A, which hosted Apollo and space shuttle launches before SpaceX leased it from the U.S. agency. However, SpaceX also launches uncrewed missions from its Space Launch Comple...
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“This is serious business,” said Endeavour’s Commander Scott Kelly to the shuttle launch director shortly before lifting off. “I’m proud of your team for getting the Endea-vour ready to go fly. I’m also proud of my crew and the rest of the astronaut office for making things that...
The Crew Dragon is the first U.S. spacecraft to launch with a "full-envelope" abort system in case something goes wrong. It's designed to propel the crew capsule away from a malfunctioning booster at any point from the launch pad to orbit, an option shuttle crews did not have. ...
Challenger washed up in the surf at Cocoa Beach, 20 miles south of the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. NASA believed the two barnacle-encrusted fragments, one measuring more than 6 feet wide and 13 feet long, were ...