3.3K views · 342 reactions | This video shows the Space Shuttle launch from main engine ignition through solid rocket booster separation, using up to five synchronized camera angles during maximum thrust. With real crew communications and subtitles, it captures the most intense two minutes of ascent, when the shuttle fought Earth’s gravity at full power. Follow @spaceeves #SpaceShuttle #Launch #NASA #SpaceHistory | SpaceEve | Facebook

5.4K views · 266 reactions | From Yuri Gagarin’s first journey into space to the first launch of Space Shuttle Columbia, April 12 marks a day of groundbreaking achievements in human spaceflight history. #InternationalDayOfHumanSpaceFlight #SpaceShuttleColumbia #SpaceExploration #NASA #SpaceHistory | Museum of Science, Boston | Facebook

385K views · 3.2K reactions | What caused the catastrophic failure of the Space Shuttle Challenger on the morning of #ThisDayInHistory in 1986? From a technical perspective, experts cite lower-than-expected launch temperatures at Florida’s Cape Canaveral, which caused a rubber part to malfunction. But as a broader investigation would reveal, the tragedy could have been avoided. To learn more, visit: https://www.history.com/news/how-the-challenger-disaster-changed-nasa | HISTORY | Facebook

44K views · 2.1K reactions | On this day in 1981, the Space Shuttle...