In the first memorial of its kind, NASA and the families of the 14 men and women who lost their lives aboard the shuttle Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003 have joined together to remember the ...

The names of all fallen astronauts were read one by one, followed by the ringing of a bell after each name. Apollo 1. Challenger. Columbia. Every January, NASA remembers its fallen heroes during this ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Each year around this time, NASA honors fallen astronauts, including the 17 men and women killed in three separate wintertime accidents in the sky and on the earth. For Robert ...

The President and Mrs. George W. Bush will join NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe Tuesday afternoon in paying tribute to the brave heroes of the Space Shuttle Columbia crew during a special memorial ...

CAPE CANAVERAL — Dozens of educators who competed alongside Christa McAuliffe to become the first teacher in space gathered Thursday to remember the seven astronauts who perished aboard Challenger 30 ...

Plans for a memorial to honor the Challenger crew and other astronauts who died on their jobs have won the initial backing of NASA administrators, organizers of the project said Wednesday. Officials ...