A monster rocket that collapsed in a firestorm, a launchpad packed with officials as everything went wrong, and experimental ...

In the July 2003 issue of Astronomy, Bob Berman describes some of the space age’s failures, from the tragic loss of the shuttles Columbia and Challenger to the nearly catastrophic Apollo 13 mission.

China's space agency has announced it will return a damaged spacecraft docked on Tiangong space station to Earth without crew ...

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.

The six days leading to today are among the darkest in the history of NASA and manned space exploration. Today marks the 13th anniversary of the Columbia space shuttle disaster. On Feb. 1, 2003, ...

After the Challenger disaster, American companies turned to an unlikely partner to launch their satellites: China. What began ...

Introduction -- Fire onboard: Apollo 1 -- Death in a fireball: Soyuz 1 -- Nerves like wire rope: Gemini 6A -- Emergency landing in the Pacific: Gemini 8 -- Death at supersonic speed: X-15 -- Odyssey ...

Editor's Note: This article was modified October 17, 2025. What began as a pilot program has evolved into an emerging technology investment for disaster management and preparedness in nations with ...