News: Ellen Ochoa, the nation’s first Latina astronaut, will deliver the keynote address when World Denver hosts its annual ...

The first shuttle mission of 1995, STS-63 included several historic firsts. As part of Phase 1 of the International Space ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 15, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

February 14, 2025 \| Last updated: February 14, 2025. The Buran meaning “snowstorm” in Russian was the Soviet Union’s response ...

Among many highlights of 1988, George H.W. Bush defeated Michael Dukakis to become President of the United States, NASA ...

Dr. Harris’ passion for space was ignited at the age of 13 when he watched the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Determined to ...

Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new ...

On February 4, 1995, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery launched an itty bitty satellite called an Orbital Debris ...

It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first dedicated Department of Defense Space Shuttle mission, after which ...

Before becoming a renowned speaker and a staunch advocate of space exploration, Jean-François Clervoy dedicated 33 years to ...