The helium system on the SLS upper stage —officially known as the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS)—performed well ...

NASA's Artemis II rocket encountered a new helium flow issue which is likely to delay its early March launch. Here's what we know.

On Thursday NASA leadership outlined how 2024’s glitch-plagued Boeing Starliner mission jeopardized astronaut welfare and the ...

If he makes the cut, Cameron Jones will become the seventh University of Illinois alum to earn the title of NASA astronaut. Here's a glance at the six others, ranked ...

The arrest of NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak in early 2007 shocked the public and unsettled the space community. Just months earlier, she had returned from.

US lawmakers have asked NASA to look into storing the International Space Station (ISS) in a higher orbit at the end of its operational life, instead of sending the structure hurtling into the ocean ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, NASA’s 25th space shuttle mission, Challenger, left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into... Lessons and failures from the Challenger space shuttle ...

A Houston-area Catholic school science teacher said the Challenger disaster remains one of the most defining moments of her early understanding of science and human exploration, shaping both her ...

(CNN) - Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle explosion. It was a moment of collective grief on Jan. 28, 1986, when the space shuttle exploded during a live broadcast.

KSHB 41 reporter Tod Palmer covers sports business and eastern Jackson County. Share your story idea with Tod. Joyous anticipation. That’s probably the best way to describe the feeling 40 years ago, ...

Five astronauts and two payload specialists make up the STS 51-L crew, scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in January of 1986. Crewmembers are (left to right, front row) astronauts ...