On April 14, 1981, the first space shuttle mission returned to Earth after a two-day flight in space. The space shuttle ...

White’s book provides a detailed account of STS-1, the first space shuttle mission to reach orbit. From the moment the mission began, however, things went wrong, and White chronicles the many ...

They were among the six women who made a 10-minute trip on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, as the first all-female space ...

The six-person crew also included Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sanchez, CBS host Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha ...

April 12-14, 1981 – The first space shuttle mission. Space Shuttle Columbia, the first reusable spacecraft, orbits Earth 37 times before landing. June 18-24, 1983 – Sally Ride becomes the ...

Hannah Berryman’s documentary “Spacewoman” chronicles the life and career of astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman ... dramatic and dangerous space shuttle missions.