Adam Higginbotham will discuss his book, “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space,” at Vinegar ...

The teacher, who beat out 11,00 applicants to be the first "average citizen" sent to space, opened up to PEOPLE 40 years ago ...

Kanpur Chapter, in collaboration with the department of materials science and engineering at IIT Kanpur, successfully ...

Wikimedia Commons/NASA The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster On a freezing January morning in 1986, NASA ignored urgent ...

On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger took to the skies for a brief 73 seconds before a fiery demise. Here's what ...

In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts were wrangled into an orbital battle over ...

NASA scientists say pending cuts to the space agency could compromise mission safety and pave the way for another tragedy ...

NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though ...

The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it ...

“Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space,” by Adam Higginbotham, explores the 1986 space shuttle explosion. COURTESY IMAGE Getting your Trinity Audio player ready ...

Minutes is produced by the BBC Audio Science Unit for the BBC World Service. Season 3 theme music by Hans Zimmer and ...