The next mission, STS-8, saw Guion Bluford become the first African-American in space, launching aboard Challenger on Aug. 30, 1983. The mission also marked the shuttle program's first night ...

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The Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum will honor the legacy of the Space Shuttle Columbia with two days of special events planned to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the tragedy that unfolded in ...

Ice halts shipping in rivers and canal in 1936, Ghandi killed in 1948, space shuttle explodes in 1986, snow closes schools and state offices in 2004 ...

it is with deep, heartfelt sorrow. I address you here this afternoon at 11:40 a.m. This morning Space program experienced a national tragedy with the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

Sierra Space officials announced the autonomous spacecraft successfully completed and passed testing milestones in ...

SEATTLE — Evening Reads is Northwest authors telling us about their books in their own words. Most folks know this man as the ...