Selected as an astronaut in 1978, Jon A. McBride served as the pilot for STS 41-G, launched October 5, 1984, the first ...

On Oct. 18, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis took off on its fifth flight, STS-34, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Its five-person crew of On Oct. 18, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis took ...

Middle: NASA astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan during her historic spacewalk during STS-41G. Right: NASA astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton on her second spacewalk on STS-61. Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Y.

Forty years ago, in October 1984, Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. But being the first presented several challenges Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan checks the latch ...

Matt Wisnioski, associate professor in the Department, Technology, and Society, shares how the series forever changed children's science education. Article Item Swiss higher education delegation ...