Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

On STS-51B, NASA flew 24 rats and 2 squirrel monkeys with Spacelab-3; one monkey showed space sickness while the rats returned with muscle loss

In 1985, Challenger carried rats and monkeys to study microgravity's effects. One monkey experienced space sickness, ...

In 1984, NASA sent about 3,300 honeybees into space to test comb-building without gravity; the colony built about 31 square inches of honeycomb

In 1984, honeybees traveled aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger for a unique student experiment. These bees successfully ...
NBC News

Inside the new space shuttle ‘Endeavour’ exhibit at California Science Center

NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz previews the new exhibit at the California Science Center, where visitors will soon be able to view NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour in its ...