When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman to go to space on June 18, 1983, when ...

The space shuttle has launched 134 times during its 30 years of service, and in that time it has ferried more than 540 astronauts into space. After one more launch, the July 8 liftoff of the shuttle ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This STS 41-G patch, owned by Dr.

Marc Garneau flew three times in space and operated the famous Canadarm. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Canada's first astronaut ...

The morning of June 18, 1983, hundreds of thousands of spectators awaited the Challenger space shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Some people in the crowd wore T-shirts ...

Paul Scully-Power was the first man in space with a beard. Now he has his sights set on new horizons. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd ...