The next mission, STS-8, saw Guion Bluford become the first African-American in space, launching aboard Challenger on Aug. 30, 1983. The mission also marked the shuttle program's first night ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...

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it is with deep, heartfelt sorrow. I address you here this afternoon at 11:40 a.m. This morning Space program experienced a national tragedy with the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

Baker spent most of his career at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) supporting the Space Shuttle, Space Station ... exclusively at the museum. On Friday night from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., the museum ...