KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA officials labeled the Boeing Starliner saga — which suffered from helium leaks and thruster issues and its crew had to use SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to return to Earth — as ...

It’s the question nobody wants to ask, but everybody wants answered… how do astronauts do their business in space? The concept of pooping while floating in microgravity sounds like a logistical ...

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Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor explained that space data centers face significant cooling challenges. Seraphim Space reported that private investment in global space technology rose 48% in 2025 ...

Rapid advances in commercial space, artificial intelligence, and edge computing are transforming what is possible for Earth observation. By pushing more intelligence onboard, missions can move from ...

David Klaus, a retired University of Colorado Boulder professor, was a 23-year-old launch control engineer at NASA when the Challenger spacecraft exploded shortly after liftoff in 1986. When his ...

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On Jan. 28, 1986, the 25th space shuttle mission Challenger left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean as millions of ...

HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) -- The worlds of science and education come together at the Challenger Learning Center in Hammond, Indiana, which honors the legacy of the "Challenger seven," while inspiring ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. Challenger launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986, at 8:39 a.m. Just 73 seconds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members aboard in a ...