That kind of strong leadership and great teamwork are the real safety systems of spaceflight.

On the unusually cold morning of January 28, 1986, the Challenger space shuttle blew apart 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board: Captain Francis Richard “Dick” Scobee, Pilot ...

Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements. Every notice published to our ...

This story appears in the June 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The village chief, a wispy fellow with an easy smile and snowy muttonchops, came aboard James Cameron’s expedition ship in ...