Astronomy on MSN

Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch

On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle ...

Is SLS still the most powerful rocket? 5 facts as Artemis 2 rolls out

With Artemis II, SLS could become the most powerful rocket ever to launch humans. Its four main engines burn roughly 700,000 ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Returning to the scene of the Challenger explosion, with a NH journalist who was there

We're revisiting live broadcasts from Cape Canaveral, with one of the local reporters who covered the launch in real time.

SpaceX’s market share in the commercial space launch industry: What investors need to know

The increasing number of commercial space launches and the upward trend in upmass serve as unmistakable signs of space ...
The Root

NASA Chief: Final Shuttle Launch Begins New Era

When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off on Friday, it will mark the final NASA shuttle mission ever. But the shuttering of the 30-year-old program isn’t the end of American space exploration — in ...