Space Shuttle
Sally Ride, NASA astronaut and first American woman in space
Astronaut Sally Ride shattered the glass ceiling when she launched on board Space Shuttle mission STS-7.
6 women who changed astronomy and spaceflight
Throughout the history of astronomy and spaceflight women have played a huge role, even though their contributions often go unnoticed.
Interview | NASA Space Shuttle Flight Director Paul Dye
Former Shuttle Flight Director Paul Dye reveals what it was like behind the scenes at Mission Control, and the legacy of NASA's first reusable spacecraft.
Interview | NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan
Former astronaut Kathy Sullivan's new book Handprints on Hubble details the launch of the famous space telescope. BBC Sky at Night Magazine got the chance to speak to Sullivan about her role in one of humanity's greatest achievements.
NASA's Space Shuttle: the history of the reusable spacecraft
NASA's Space Shuttle launched in 1981 and flew its final mission in 2011. Over three decades its 135 missions changed spaceflight forever.
Remembering Challenger's crew
Thirty years ago today, on 28 January 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger launched from Kennedy Space Center on a planned mission to deploy a data relay satellite and carry out several science experiments, including observations of Halley's Comet.