The space shuttle

Reach for the Stars review – high-flying heroines take children to infinity and beyond
The Little Angel theatre’s inspirational show uses dance, rap and puppets to tell real and fictional tales about trailblazing female astronauts
Chris Wiegand
16, Nov, 2020 @12:12 PM

The Challenger disaster: we can't say we weren't warned about American hubris | Emma Brockes
Netflix’s documentary about the 1986 space shuttle tragedy is a timely meditation on the perils of exceptionalism, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Emma Brockes
16, Oct, 2020 @9:45 AM

'The moment the dream died': inside a Netflix series on the Challenger disaster
Challenger: The Final Flight, a four-part docuseries produced by JJ Abrams, retells an infamous tragedy from those who were there
Adrian Horton
16, Sep, 2020 @8:02 AM

From the archive: Clive James at the Space Center, 1983
Our reporter visits the Florida launchpad and wonders if he has the right stuff. By Chris Hall
Chris Hall
29, Mar, 2020 @5:00 AM

Helen Sharman: ‘There’s no greater beauty than seeing the Earth from up high’
The astronaut, 56, on self-belief, G-force – and being the only girl in science class
Michael Segalov
05, Jan, 2020 @9:00 AM

The moon, Mars and beyond… the space race in 2020
Not since the 1960s have we witnessed such appetite for space missions. Here’s what to expect in the year ahead, from commercial launches to Chinese ambitions
Robin McKie
05, Jan, 2020 @8:00 AM

Salyut 1 beat Skylab in space station race | Brief letters
Brief letters: Chris Kraft obituary | Bristol view | Codeword puzzle | Agincourt | Starbucks
Letters
08, Sep, 2019 @5:02 PM

India's moon landing suffers last-minute communications loss
Prime minister Narendra Modi consoles scientists distraught as complex mission goes awry
Rebecca Ratcliffe in Delhi
06, Sep, 2019 @10:12 PM

Chris Kraft obituary
Nasa’s first flight director who controlled the Apollo moon landings
Nigel Fountain
08, Aug, 2019 @4:08 PM

The moon was once a frontier. But new worlds now beckon | Martin Rees
Apollo 11’s Moon landing enthralled my generation. But the cosmos holds other planetary secrets that space exploration could unlock
Martin Rees
20, Jul, 2019 @5:00 AM

Crew Dragon represents a spaceflight milestone
SpaceX’s success, culminating in an undamaged splash down in the Atlantic, will surely see the start of manned flights in Dragon spaceships
Robin McKie Science editor
02, Mar, 2019 @5:21 PM

Battlefield moon: how China plans to win the lunar space race
Successful Chang’e 4 mission reveals nation’s ambitious attempts to thwart its rivals
Hannah Devlin
21, Jan, 2019 @6:00 AM
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