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.
On the 1st of February, 2003, two RNAF (Royal Dutch Air Force) pilots were training on a Longbow Apache Helicopter (AH-64) out of Fort Hood, Texas. Th...
About 84,000 pieces of shuttle debris fell to Earth, but investigators needed to locate the orbiter's flight-data recorder.
This video clip, from the BBC's documentary Last Flight of Columbia, includes pre-flight interviews with crew members who died sixteen minutes before ...
This video was the only video recovered after Columbia disintegrated during re-entry.
Following the loss of Columbia, NASA's investigation team recreates what must have happened.
This animation depicts the remnants of an exploded supernova, known as the Crab Nebula.
This video close-up, of the Crab Nebula, combines the images of three space telescopes: Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra.
Celebrating 2000 Martian days of exploring the Red Planet, Curiosity is a moving science lab, considerably different from "Spirit" and "Opportunity" b...
During a televised segment of the Rogers Commission hearings (on the 11th of February, 1986), Dr.
Dr. Robert Goddard - a genuine rocket scientist whose pioneering work still impacts space travel and today's rockets - was a visionary.
This NASA video depicts the launch of Endeavour as it begins its STS-127 mission.
After the Second World War, American test pilots flew experimental planes as part of the research airplane program.
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