From ancient to modern times, people have studied "the heavens" and wondered "what's out there?" Technology helps us to take a closer look. Meet the pioneers of space and aviation in this collection of stories.
Manfred von Richthofen- Germany's World War I ace - was credited with shooting down victims 79 and 80 on the 20th of April, 1918.
This image depicts a MiG-17, a Soviet-era fighter jet. It was the first Soviet-era fighter with an after-burning engine.
Carefully setting-up a test to determine what may have caused Columbia to explode during the Orbiter's re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, NASA disc...
One of the reasons why the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is so effective is that it peers into space from Low-Earth Orbit.
Among the many awesome views of nebulae, released by NASA, is this one of the Orion Nebula (also known as M42).
Hubble, the orbiting space telescope, has taken sensational pictures over many years. This picture is actually a merger of 15 separate images ending i...
This image depicts the Orion Nebula OMC-1 Region. The Hubble Space Telescope took this image.What is going on in this image, and how did it come toget...
"Sully," starring Tom Hanks, depicts a miracle instead of a disaster when all people aboard Flight 1549 survive a water-landing in the Hudson.
The Hubble Space Telescope took this image which NASA describes as a “Glowing Pool of Light: Planetary Nebula NGC 3132.” In the midd...
"Houston, we've had a problem," are the words Apollo 13's crew used to alert ground control of a near-fatal episode in space. Did the crew of Apollo 1...
Lt. Col. James ("Jimmy") Doolittle and his crew ran out of fuel after their bombing run over Japan's home islands.
A failed O-ring in the Right Solid Rocket Motor caused Challenger to explode and Mission STS 51-L to fail on the 28th of January, 1986.
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