Getting into space has never been cheaper thanks to private firms and reusable technology. That has sparked something of a ...

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LUMBERTON — As this week marked the 40th anniversary of the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, one local man recalls a connection to astronaut Ronald McNair, who was killed in the tragedy.

Greenville City officials are once again preparing for winter weather expected to impact the area this weekend, with crews ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) –The 28th of January marks 40 years since the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster that claimed the lives of seven astronaut crew members. It was supposed to be a routine ...

Prelude: It was bitterly cold in Washington for Reagan’s scheduled State of the Union address. But it wasn't the weather that intervened. Instead, the annual event was postponed by a tragedy that ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. All seven crew members on board were killed. The disaster was one of the most significant events in NASA history, ...

The STS-107 tragedy on February 1, 2003, brought the reality of space exploration to Deep East Texas, where debris rained ...

A 1986 photo shows Cathy Carter, Dawn Greve, Michelle Schultz and Angie Wolfe being given special recognition for their work on the Manistee High School basketball team.

On Jan. 28, 1986, NASA’s 25th space shuttle mission, Challenger, left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean as ...

NCDOT Division 2 crews are preparing for another winter storm after last week's. NCDOT Division 2 crews are preparing for ...

The explosion claimed the lives of all seven astronauts, including McAuliffe, the first private citizen selected for ...