The postwar decades crackled with technological ambition. As defense contractors sketched the future of aviation, the space race accelerated with new spacecraft designs. Amid this ferment, a quieter ...

The space shuttle system has been modified many times since the first launch of space shuttle Columbia in 1981. During the 1980s, major upgrade programs were established to respond to problems and ...

The STS-51L mission clears the tower at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986. Credit: NASA / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for ...

In 1980, Barbara Evans and her husband, Hank, spearheaded the Titusville-based grassroots group Save Our Beach after NASA threatened to shut down road access to popular Playalinda Beach for future ...

A panel of leading space industry executives will explore the trajectory of space technology over the next decade, examining how the long-imagined future depicted in comic books and science fiction is ...

NASA has announced significant modifications to its contract with Sierra Space for the Dream Chaser spacecraft, effectively scrapping guaranteed resupply missions to the International Space Station ...

SpaceX's future Starship-Super Heavy launches and landings from NASA's Kennedy Space Center could trigger safety closures of Playalinda Beach totaling the equivalent of 60½ days per year, Federal ...

MIXED DATA: A new Rasmussen public poll claims that a plurality of American adults surveyed by telephone believe the space shuttle program was worth the price, and they overwhelmingly support NASA.