On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff, destroying the orbiter and killing her crew of seven.

(Photo Caption: The Space Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Article ... pressurizing both the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks with helium and with oxygen and hydrogen once the engines are ...

and the fuel tank broke apart, causing the orbiter to be torn apart by aerodynamic stresses. It would take two years of investigations and modifications before a NASA space shuttle flew into space ...

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

we still have enough liquid [hydrogen] left [in the storage tank] where we were able to extend the loading timeline.” Both the SLS Core Stage and its ICPS in-space, second stage were fully ...

Located in Rockledge, a NASA-contracted space company, ETA Space, hopes LoxSat can change how spacecraft are powered ...

NASA's Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO) assembled a small working group to review hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentration (SMAC) values.

Related: Hydrogen Suzuki Evolves Tanks for storing hydrogen need to ... OK, but didn’t NASA reduce the volume of hydrogen ...