Possible causes and consequences of the Columbia crash ... Seven astronauts, including the first Israeli in space, were lost Saturday when the space shuttle Columbia broke apart in ...

An easy-to-understand introduction to how the Space Shuttle works. How it can fly into space and survey the return journey too

Susan Johnson explains the work life of a Space Shuttle Main Engine safety manager. ? View This Video; A Preflight Test. The STS-114 crew takes part in the Crew Equipment Interface ...

Space.com: Two top NASA managers say their decision to vote against launching the shuttle pivoted on the risk of losing the orbiter, but not its astronaut crew.

To understand how the catastrophe occurred, we first need to take a moment to explain the various components of the Space Shuttle and how they work.

Space shuttle history was made with the first shuttle flight in 1981. Learn the history of the space shuttle, including the Challenger and Columbia disasters.

Meanwhile, NASA has cleared the space shuttle Atlantis to land as scheduled in Florida this ... This paper explains how to quantify the electricity savings and provides examples of ...

... to be those of at least one of the seven astronauts who perished aboard space shuttle ... TIME.com: Kluger: 'Aerodynamics May Explain Shuttle Breakup'

Space shuttle Endeavour lands Nov. 30: NBC?s Jay Barbree explains the shuttle?s 16-day mission in space.

The space shuttle Discovery blasted its way into orbit through wispy clouds against blue skies on its way to deliver a bus-sized laboratory to the International Space Station.