Hundreds of people in Florida and millions watching on live television witnessed the space shuttle Challenger break apart in a mid-air explosion 34 years ago Tuesday, killing everyone on board.

'Gravity' leads audiences on a gripping adventure following a space shuttle disaster. But real-life dangers and disasters have haunted space travel from the beginning.

Space isn’t just wonder—it’s danger. From killer asteroids to deadly gamma-ray bursts, scientists say cosmic disasters could ...

Six deadliest space disasters in history including NASA astronauts trapped in 'gas cage' Space travel has historically been a dangerous business for astronauts and engineers alike.

At 8.15 a.m. on Jan. 28, 1986, New Hampshire social-studies teacher Christa McAuliffe sat with her six fellow astronauts ahead of the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger from Kennedy ...

What was known as the “space race” began in April 1961. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth in Vostok 1. Americans were shocked the Soviets had made this important first move. On ...

The International Space Station (ISS) partner agencies released a statement Wednesday on the benefits of the space station during natural disasters on Earth. Flying 250 miles above the planet and ...

Editorial: Space and DisastersAs the United States embarks down what certainly will be a long and painful road to recovery from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, the contribution space ...

President Barack Obama recalled the heroism of Americans who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration to mark Friday's somber NASA memorial day for three spaceflight disasters. "On ...

Click here to see the worst disasters in space flight history Not all of the spacecraft involved were designed for entry into outer space.

How Will People Behave in Deep Space Disasters? A journalist who has covered many terrestrial disasters responds to Elizabeth Bear’s “No Moon and Flat Calm.” ...