On a chilly January morning in 1986, millions watched in horror as the Challenger shuttle exploded, taking the lives of seven ...

Dec. 22, 2015, was a milestone in the history of space travel. On the night of Dec. 21 to 22, a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral and successfully deployed 11 communications satellites into ...

The monumental achievement of sending the first human in space is a cornerstone of the history of space travel. On April 12, 1961, a single man's journey beyond Earth's atmosphere captivated the world ...

Crystal Skillman’s “The Rocket Men” made its West Coast premiere at Eugene’s Oregon Contemporary Theatre on Jan. 17. The play, featuring an all-female cast, takes place between the 1950s and 1970s. It ...

NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which ran from 1981 to 2011, was a complex and ambitious project that pushed the boundaries of space exploration, but was marred by two tragic accidents during the ...