On November 22, 1989, the space shuttle Discovery launched on mission STS-33. It lifted off from Kennedy Space Center and up into the dark of night. This was the third nighttime launch of the shuttle ...

Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit. It was a project ...

1. The previous attempt was a "botched launch". A sensor problem was detected in one of a quad-redundant sensor which wouldn't have been used in the flight anyway.<BR><BR>2. The hydrogen fuel low ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It was an unusually cold day for Florida on that date, Jan. 28, 1986. The temperature was predicted to be a record low for a Space Shuttle launch. 9:38 a.m. was the launch time ...

On this day in 1995, Space Shuttle Atlantis rolled to a stop on the runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, completing a successful and historic eight-day journey in orbit. The mission, designated ...