On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff, killing the seven crew members on board The ...
In the early space race, the Soviet Union suffered a launchpad disaster so lethal it vanished from public history for decades. From the 1960 Nedelin catastrophe to the N1 moon rocket’s apocalyptic ...
The latest failure of SpaceX’s massive rocket system in South Texas did more than light up the night sky. It rattled nearby ...
NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...