It won’t have any crew, but the U.S. Space Force hitched a ride on SpaceX to send the Boeing-built X-37B spacecraft — which looks like a miniature space shuttle — back for a long-duration mission to ...
The 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, which took the lives of 7 astronauts, changed NASA’s culture and risk-appetite forever. The organization’s focus shifted towards safer unmanned and more ...
The choice of the Boeing 747 as the primary aircraft to ferry the Space Shuttle orbiter was a decision rooted in the jumbo jet’s size, strength, and availability during the 1970s. This unique ...