Eileen Collins made history as the first female pilot and commander of a space mission. The four-time space traveler has now ...
Retired Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut Eileen Collins and filmmaker Hannah Berryman talk about the new documentary ...
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Eileen Collins recounts the Challenger and Columbia accidents, emphasizing the community's desire to continue the shuttle ...
On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff. Pilot Michael Smith's final words ...
Their eyes were watching. Some knew something was wrong. Others were slow to realize. Soon everyone came to grief. Forty years ago Space Shuttle Challenger climbed into the clear amid blue skies over ...
The STS-51L mission clears the tower at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986. Credit: NASA / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for ...
It's just, it just numbed me. I was kept hoping that the vehicle could turn around and land in the emergency landing site here at Kennedy Space Center, but Unfortunately it couldn't. 7 people, 7 human ...
Their eyes were watching. Some knew something was wrong. Others were slow to realize. Soon everyone came to grief. Forty years ago Space Shuttle Challenger climbed into the clear amid blue skies over ...