Richard Anderson said politicians exacerbated the flying challenges at Reagan by adding flights to their home states.

Those of us who are old enough to remember the space shuttle Challenger disaster can tell you exactly when and where we first ...

But even before the National Transportation Safety Board completes its investigation—a neurotically thorough process that ...

It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, exploding in mere minutes.

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

Today marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (Mission STS-51-L), when the shuttle's seven astronauts were killed by an explosion.

The Rogers Commission, an external review panel appointed by President Ronald Reagan, soon discovered several of the manufacturing engineers had recommended against launching the shuttle in the ...

We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country,” President Ronald Reagan said after the Challenger disaster ...

The Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, begins on January 29. Also called Spring Festival, this annual celebration is observed by many Asian cultures. Whether you’re cleaning your kitchen after a ...

I was 20 years old and a member of the 7th Cavalry near the DMZ in South Korea when the first Space Shuttle was launched in 1981. The launch took place, not intentionally, on the 20th anniversary ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about poetry this week. Last Saturday, I sat in the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts and listened to 25 high school students recite from ...