🚀✨ Space Shuttle launches were truly amazing moments in human history. The thunder of the engines, the bright flames, and the powerful liftoff never failed to give goosebumps. Every launch felt like the whole Earth was watching humanity reach for the stars. 🌍➡️🌌 From mission to mission, the Space Shuttle showed courage, precision, and the unstoppable spirit of exploration. Those launches weren’t just rockets rising—they were dreams, science, and hope blasting into space. Absolutely unforgetta

This video shows archival footage of an RS-25 engine hot-fire test conducted by NASA at the Stennis Space Center. These powerful engines—originally used on the Space Shuttle—were upgraded and tested to power the first Space Launch System (SLS) missions, including Artemis flights to the Moon. The RS-25 engines were fired for a full 500 seconds, proving they can operate at higher power levels required for NASA’s super heavy-lift rocket. Tests like this are critical to ensuring astronaut safety and

On the 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion, 60 Minutes revisits a 1996 interview with engineers who said they tried to stop the launch. The space shuttle broke apart shortly after liftoff, killing all seven crew members, including teacher Christa McAuliffe. | 60 Minutes

"It is the worst disaster in the history of the American space program." Forty years ago on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including school teacher Christa McAuliffe from New Hampshire, who had won a national competition to become the first teacher in space. Peter Jennings anchored ABC's World News Tonight from Washington, with John Quiñones leading off the broadcast's coverage. | ABC World New

On Feb. 1, 2003, space shuttle Columbia broke apart while returning to Earth, killing the seven astronauts on board. This is Eyewitness News coverage from that tragic day. https://abc7ny.com/post/remembering-the-columbia-space-shuttle-disaster/5895020/?userab=abcn_du_cat_topic_feature_holdout-474*variant_b_redesign-1939,abcn_popular_reads_exp-497*variant_a_control-2076,abcn_ad_cadence-481*control-a-1962,abcn_news_for_you_exp-496*variant_a_control-2074 | ABC7NY

The NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago, on January 28, 1986, just 73 seconds after liftoff. The disaster claimed the lives of all seven astronauts aboard, including Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from New Hampshire who would have been the first civilian in space. “The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives,” President Regan said in an address to the nation that night. “We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them,