When the rivalry between Coca-Cola and Pepsi reaches orbit... In July 1985, the two soda giants vied for the title of "first cola in space" during a landmark NASA mission. This episode highlights the ...

NASA’s sixth former administrator, James Beggs, passed away on April 23. He was 94. Beggs served as NASA administrator from July 1981 to December 1985. He was nominated by President Reagan for the ...

Acquired by NASA in 1985, the DC-8 was used on 158 science campaigns. Credit: Matt Hartman NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 when it was ...

— -- By age 33, Barbara Morgan had taught school on an Indian reservation in the Rockies and in Ecuador's capital in the Andes. That did not quiet her longing for a classroom higher in the sky.