NASA begins a modernization push in Huntsville, tearing down aged test sites at Marshall to pave the way for future ...

If you really think about it, the overall layout of a space station is pretty simple. It comprises, mostly, unassuming habitats that are most of the time cylinder-shaped structures capable of ...

Min Read Engineers and technicians hoist the first flight version of the Saturn IB rocket's first stage into the T-tower for ...

The space shuttle has made space exploration history over the past 30 years by regularly traveling through extreme temperature fluctuations. Scientists and engineers collaborated to develop unique ...

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

One of the most eye-catching and difficult aspects of the California Science Center’s $400-million Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center project to create a space shuttle exhibit took place Jan. 29.

Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit. It was a project ...

A NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter re-enters the Earth's atmosphere at about 75 miles above sea level and speeds close to 17,500 mph. When slowing down to its landing speed of about 215 mph, the orbiter's ...

Two Texas senators have introduced legislation that would strip the Smithsonian of the retired space shuttle Discovery and send it to Houston for display. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...