On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.

With more than 27 years of service, the space shuttle Discovery has clocked more time in space than ...

One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps is the dramatic and moving real-life tale of the Unite...

A band struggles to reconcile for a reunion tour a decade after a contentious break-up and a fatal a...

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The Apollo 17 mission was the final opportunity to collect first hand information about the history ...
HISTORY brings you an all-encompassing documentary event cantered around the 25th anniversary of the...

The remarkable story of the determination and courage of a generation. A tribute to three brave astr...

Despite his adoptive father's warnings that the girl found in the remnants of a destroyed city is to...

The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Ameri...

In the summer of 1977, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on an epic journey into interstellar space....

Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on t...

A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia ...

Sally Ride's groundbreaking journey as the first American woman in space concealed a deeply personal...

Who needs school, who needs baseball, and who needs friends? That's the attitude of high school deli...

Our two-hour film highlights the life and career of Dr. Schreiber with respect and clarity. Raemer, ...

With access to the scientists and engineers responsible for the Curiosity rover's on-the-ground expe...

Moonscape is a free and freely downloadable high-definition documentary about the first manned Moon ...

Some 220 miles above Earth lies the International Space Station, a one-of-a-kind outer space laborat...

Join the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity for an awe-inspiring journey to the surface of the myste...

In August 1997, the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, stunned her family and catapulted the ...