The commander of the ill-fated flight of space shuttle Challenger is being remembered 40 years after his first spaceflight with a commercial spacecraft bearing his name. NASA astronaut Francis R.

What happens when you use a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship? A record-setting resupply mission to the International Space Station. The first flight of Northrop’s ...

The S.S. Francis R. 'Dick' Scobee is targeted for launch in early August. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The commander of the ...