Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...
(NewsNation) — NASA has upgraded the botched 2024 Starliner mission, which left two astronauts stuck in space for months, to a “Type A mishap.” The mishap classification is the space agency’s most ...
Editor's note: This story contains discussion of astronaut fatalities and dangerous moments in human spaceflight. It was 40 years ago today (Jan. 28) that the space shuttle Challenger blasted off on ...