For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

HEMPHILL, Texas (KTRE) - It’s been 22 years since space shuttle Columbia broke apart across the skies of East Texas. Many ...

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, according to new research.

At 5 p.m., President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation. “The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the ...

This week marks two decades since the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy, where seven crew members killed. Twenty years later, we remember Columbia and a famous photo of one of the most devastating events ...

"We must honor their sacrifice by fortifying our commitment to safety and excellence as new generations of space explorers, ...

Andrea Leinfelder is the space reporter for the Houston Chronicle. She can be reached at andrea.leinfelder@houstonchronicle.com. Andrea has written about NASA and the commercial space sector ...

Marie Ishee, a science teacher at Houston's Northbrook Senior High ... minutes before it was set to touch down at Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere ...