On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff, live on national television. Behind the tragedy lay ignored warnings, flawed decisions, and a frozen rubber ...
A larger-than-life look into feats of manufacturing.
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 ...
Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...