Space Shuttle
NASA Could Have Rescued Columbia Astronauts in Space
NASA now believes they could have launched the space shuttle Atlantis and four veteran astronauts to rescue the crew of…
Foam Does Seem to Be the Culprit in the Columbia Disaster
Investigators said today that they believe chunks of foam have torn off shuttle fuel tanks in the past, and that…
NASA Selects New Shuttle Program Manager
Image credit: NASA NASA announced on Friday that William Parsons will become the new manager for the space shuttle program,…
Columbia Investigators Release Preliminary Report
Image credit: NASA The Columbia Accident Investigation Board, the group attempting to determine what destroyed the space shuttle Columbia in…
Investigators Consider Possible Causes of Shuttle Disaster
NASA investigators have come up with several theories of what could have caused the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia.…
Inquiry Uncovers More Clues to Shuttle Disaster
NASA engineers have uncovered more clues about the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia. According to sensors, the shuttle was…
Bush Attends Columbia Memorial
Thousands of workers, friends and family held a memorial today in Houston say farewell to the seven astronauts who died…
Space Shuttle Columbia Destroyed, Crew Feared Lost
NASA controllers lost contact with the space shuttle Columbia around 1400 GMT (9:00am EST) somewhere over the Dallas/Fort Worth area…
Shuttle Mission Host to Many Scientific Experiments
Image credit: NASA The crew of the space shuttle Columbia have been busy over the last few days as they've…
Columbia Launches on Science Mission
Image credit: NASA The Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off from Cape Canaveral yesterday, carrying the first Israeli astronaut and six…