On 1970, NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil ...

It's been 10 years since the Columbia space shuttle accident, and spaceflight safety has come a long way — but has it come far enough? Experts say traveling to space is still a risky business, and ...

The United States once poured money and political capital into a spaceplane concept that promised to take off from a runway, reach orbit in a single leap, and slash the cost of spaceflight. Instead of ...

Tragedy forced NASA to evolve. After Columbia burned up on reentry, engineers asked if rescue was possible - while years earlier, Challenger's explosion sparked plans for safer unmanned shuttles.

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

Neufeld, Michael J. 2010. [Book review] "Truth, Lies and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster." Isis, 101, 644–645.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) would need to be cut into ...