Ronald Kotulak

At least three senior National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials who made the decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger were not told that ''a number of engineers'' with the...

Kennedy Space Center officials have acknowledged that technicians did not check the temperature of the solid fuel inside Challenger`s booster rockets before launch, despite sub-freezing weather at the launch site...

Kennedy Space Center officials acknowledged Tuesday that technicians did not check the temperature of the solid fuel inside Challenger`s boosters before launch. Asked if NASA or Morton Thiokol Inc., manufacturer...

As part of a continuing effort to increase the cargo payload in its four shuttles, America`s space agency three years ago reduced the bulk of the attached fuel tanks by...

Three small polyps removed from President Reagan`s colon and a slice of skin taken from a bump on his face were all found to be noncancerous, the White House said...

A proposed program designed to curb the city`s excessively high infant mortality rate could save the lives of 800 babies over the next five years, according to Dr. Lonnie Edwards,...

The increased intake of calcium recommended to reduce the risk of osteoporosis also increases the risk of developing calcium kidney stones. But a new compound, developed by Dr. Y.C. Pak...

As the number of whooping-cough cases continues to increase, the American Academy of Pediatrics is urging parents to have their children receive the five doses of the vaccine required to...

New diesel engine fuels made with vegetable oils could help reduce the oversupply of farm crops and at the same time lessen America`s dependence on foreign oil, according to an...

Localized pain relief may be increased 1,000 percent with a new drug delivery system. The system involves a single injection of tiny spheres containing painkilling drugs that slowly release the...