Space was one of Sally Ride’s great loves. The National Geographic documentary, directed by Cristina Costantini, Introduces ...

In 1978, Ride was among the first women to enter NASA’s space program. Her groundbreaking compatriots were Judith Resnik, Anna Fisher, Shannon Lucid, Margaret Seddon and Kathryn Sullivan.

The 1986 mission was his first flight. Judith A. Resnik was one of three mission specialists on the crew. She was from Ohio and attended Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Maryland. She ...

The STS-51L crew included: Dick Scobee: Commander Michael Smith: The pilot Ellison Onizuka: A mission specialist and the first Asian American and person of Japanese descent to travel to space Judith ...

HOUSTON, Texas — NASA agencies across the United States will join together to honor those who have died in the pursuit of exploring beyond our world this January as the Agency recognizes its ...

The disaster — which claimed the lives of Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith A. Resnik, Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, Ronald E. McNair, Mike J. Smith and Ellison S. Onizuka — still hangs ...

Also on board were Michael J. Smith, Francis “Dick” Scobee, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik and teacher Christa McAuliffe. The flight was the shuttle program’s 25th mission ...

More than 40 lawsuits filed in recent days by state attorneys general, unions and nonprofits seek to erect a bulwark in the ...

As US President Donald Trump is streatching his powers to an unprecedented stretch with no checks or balances from the ...

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.