Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...

The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...

The documentary tells the story of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, who died after a fire erupted in their spacecraft on the launch pad.

A three-alarm fire engulfed a Rockport home just before noon on Thursday, injuring the man who owns the home, ,officials said. At 11:48 a.m., crews responded to 15 Granite St., where thick smoke ...

The Moon's lack of atmosphere rules out parachutes, forcing spacecraft to rely on precise ... with NASA's last landing dating back to Apollo 17 in 1972. The company's first lander, Odysseus ...

From the Apollo 1 tragedy to the moon landing and Apollo 13’s near-failure, this is the real story behind mankind’s greatest leap. Only one country out of 27 did not agree to declaration in ...

A four-year-old girl has tragically died in a house fire in Manchester, police have said. Police officers and fire crews rushed to the scene in Gateshead Close, near Rusholme, Greater Manchester ...

If a fire had started, the prospects of residents leaving safely was unfortunately minimal. “The presented risk of innocent lives was not only extreme, but unnecessary - this was a tragedy ...

Space exploration has been marked by tragic disasters, such as the Apollo 1 fire ... Chaffee were on board the spacecraft when an electrical spark caused a fire in the pure oxygen environment.

"Two appliances from Banbridge Fire Station and 1 Appliance from Newry Fire Station attended the incident. “Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property to extinguish the fire.