Walking below the shuttle Atlantis on display, the orbiter's protective heat shield tiles are visible, dinged and scratched from traveling through Earth's atmosphere. A slide in the Space Shuttle ...

Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent ...

A chapter in United States history closed this morning as the Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down for the final time. The return flight was successful, with excellent weather easing the crew's return ...

Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — With 100 Internet-savvy NASA fans cheering on the shuttle and churning out constant Twitter updates, Atlantis sailed smoothly into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The last space shuttle to soar makes its museum debut this weekend, and it’s the belle of NASA’s retirement ball. The Atlantis exhibit opens to the public Saturday at ...

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The space shuttle Atlantis on Friday successfully launched for the last time and is now zooming toward the International Space Station for a 12-day mission that will bring NASA's 30-year shuttle ...

Upon completion of Atlantis' assembly, the new orbiter is moved from Rockwell's Palmdale facility to NASA's Dryden Flight and Research Facility on April 9, 1985. Basked in sunlight, Atlantis is rolled ...

The program featured Capt. Robert “Hoot” Gibson, a veteran NASA astronaut who flew five space shuttle missions, including ...

NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo.