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

NASA’s Dream Chaser space plane has officially powered up, marking a huge milestone in its journey to space! With Sierra Space confirming successful electrical tests, the long-awaited shuttle is ...

NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though ...

Four undergrads at Texas Christian University joined forces to create a seam that is meant to prevent lunar dust from ...

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The Space Shuttle Endeavour is seen here being installed on the site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) ...

The 10 combined crewmembers of STS-135 and Expedition 28 pose with the STS-1 flag aboard the International Space Station. The flag flew on NASA's first shuttle mission in 1981, and the final ...

Friday's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis marks the end of the 30-year shuttle program, and NASA is under increasing pressure to unveil the next innovation in U.S. spaceflight. (Video: Watch ...

Squinting up into the bright sky, more than 400,000 people waited for Discovery in the California desert on that October morning in 1988. The space shuttle program had been grounded for almost ...

The historic space shuttle Discovery, one of NASA’s most famous orbiters, may soon be moving again—though not into space.

NASA has decided that its next launch vehicle for getting humans into space will be based on the space shuttle system, including its main engines, solid rocket boosters and external tank.

The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it Enterprise – here’s how Star Trek fans persuaded him.It’s 17 September 1976. The ...