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Space Shuttle Challenger breaks up during its 1986 launch resulting in the death of all seven crew members. This article lists verifiable spaceflight-related accidents and incidents resulting in human death or serious injury. These include incidents during flight or training for crewed space missions and testing, assembly, preparation, or ...
The International Space Station, as seen by a visiting spacecraft in 2021. This article is a list of accidents and incidents related to the International Space Station (ISS). It includes mishaps occurring on board the ISS, flights to and from the space station, as well as other program related incidents.
William Anders, an astronaut who was one of the first three people to orbit the moon, and who took the famous “Earthrise” photo, died Friday after a small plane he was in crashed in the water ...
Deaths occurring in the space exploration programs of various nations and companies. Memorial emblem for the three fatal NASA human space flight accidents. Translation: "To The Stars, Through Adversity – Always Exploring"
Apollo astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission, has died at the age of 87, NASA announced.
The crew traveled nearly 100 million miles over the course of their 235-day mission and completed 3,760 orbits around Earth. The typically six-month-long mission was delayed because of Hurricanes ...
Sunita Lyn "Suni" Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut, retired U.S. Navy officer, and former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes).
A NASA astronaut was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month space station stay, which was extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton.