Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight. Accidents that involved unmanned spacecraft are not included. Timeline October 24, 1960 – The ...

SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the ...

NASA's Day of Remembrance honours astronauts who died during Apollo 1, Space Shuttle Challenger, and Space Shuttle Columbia ...

Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed. The flight is a crucial test of the company’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet conduct a spacewalk to complete work on the International Space Station on June 25, 2021. Credit: NASA Two ...

Endeavour, the fifth and final space shuttle was created after the space shuttle program's greatest tragedy. Congress authorized NASA to replace the Space Shuttle Challenger, which was lost ...

Now, earth-bound people can experience a part of space without committing to the years of training required to become an astronaut. In 2008, NASA wanted to prepare astronauts in every possible way ...

It is one of the worst industrial accidents in the state's history. In the worst mining disaster in American history, an underground explosion kills 362 out of the 380 men and boys working that day.

According to the Aviation Safety Network, a total of 318 people died in aircraft accidents last year, making 2024 the deadliest year in aviation since 2018. But is flying really becoming less safe ...

A Michigan couple died in two separate accidents between Christmas and New Year's Day, according to local officials. Scott Levitan, 66, and Mary Lou Levitan, also 66, were both residents of ...

Don Pettit is on a roll. Just days after sharing a breathtaking shot of Earth, the American astronaut has followed up with an equally stunning shot of a waning crescent moon, or, as Pettit put it ...

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — who famously test-flew a Boeing Starliner spaceship to the International Space Station, and who have been stuck on board since their arrival June 6 ...