On May 19, 2000, the space shuttle Atlantis launched with the very first "glass cockpit." This was one of several big upgrades that were made to the space shuttle before the mission STS-101. NASA ...

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In "Moonfall," director Roland Emmerich's new disaster film opening this week, a retired space shuttle plays a part in NASA's attempt to save Earth. In reality, though, it was the movie makers that ...

NASA engineers are applying human factors research, as well as point-and-click Internet-style interfaces, to redesign the '70s-era space shuttle displays and reduce the workload on busy astronauts.

In the moments before Sally Ride entered the cockpit of ‘The Challenger,’ the five other women in line for the task reflect on being pioneers. The following is an excerpt from The Six: The Untold ...