The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it ...

You can watch one of the best sci-fi movies of the 2000s – perhaps ever – for free on the Roku Channel, 16 years after its release.

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Our multi award-winning podcast returns on 14 July 2025 with: 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle. Presented by space ...

How Sci-Fi Changed Who Gets to Go to Space From Buck Rogers to Star Trek, fictional views of astronauts have evolved dramatically—and real-world space travel reflects that cultural shift.

The word "spaceplane" brings up an instant image of some sort of high-altitude sci-fi craft, but real-world spaceplanes aren't quite that exciting, at least not yet. That doesn't make them any less ...

On Episode 168 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik jump into the headlines, and boy are there a lot of them!

A new book details how design challenges, budget constraints and political considerations set the Space Shuttle up for disaster.

When his estranged son vanishes during a space mission, a once-legendary, now fallen from grace shuttle commander is pulled into a high-stakes hostage exchange in space to get his boy back from ...

A monstrous black hole in a distant galaxy has earned itself a nickname worthy of a science-fiction horror movie for its gluttonous feasting on any stars that dare get near. Meet "Space Jaws ...

From the groundbreaking 2001: A Space Odyssey to the immersive Avatar, the sci-fi movies with the best visuals are influential masterpieces made to mesmerize.