Space.com caught up with NASA astronaut Dr. Stanley ... than pore over checklists. "The shuttle had about 1,200 switches and circuit breakers in the cockpit. And there was a time when I knew ...

The sight of a pregnant astronaut was an unusual one for the Shuttle cockpit. Anna was just the second in the corps to become pregnant in the space program’s history. For decades prior, such a thing ...

On the morning of February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana. The seven astronauts aboard – David Brown, Rick Husband ...

A new book by NASA astronaut Tom Jones shares intriguing stories about the agency’s longest-running space exploration program Diane Tedeschi Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2) prepares for an ...

At one point, they even expressed wonder at the 'amazing' pink glow outside their cockpit ... all seven astronauts were recovered. NASA's Wayne Hale, who went on to become space shuttle program ...

Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit. It was a ...

We had darkened the cockpit in order to maintain our ... from STS-59 in 1994 to STS-98 in 2001. Read more astronaut narratives in Space Shuttle Stories: Firsthand Astronaut Accounts from All ...

a former NASA astronaut, space shuttle pilot and long-term crew commander on the ISS. “It’s the purpose of our profession.” Call it a “stranding”, a delay, or an extended mission ...

In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut and moon walker Charlie Duke left a family photo on the lunar surface. Today that photo is long gone. But Duke’s visage is heading back to the moon this week, in a ...

and was the first person to fly to space in two different winged vehicles: the shuttle and the X-15. He is one of few U.S. astronauts who commanded a crew on his first orbital mission. Born on ...