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A satellite dish that extends from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Discovery mysteriously failed Thursday morning, leaving the seven-member crew without a radar used for navigation and without any ...
NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though ...
The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it ...
The Space Shuttle era ended with Atlantis’s final flight on July 21, 2011, closing a major chapter in space exploration. For years after, American astronauts depended on Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft to ...
A short, interactive slide is one of several attractions and exhibits, highlighted by the full-stack Space Shuttle Endeavour, ...
On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo crew and a Soviet Soyuz crew met up in Earth orbit for the first time, setting the ...
There’s nowhere to park right now at the International Space Station for NASA’s next Commercial Crew Program launch, but a ...
On July 8, 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis launched on its final mission. Atlantis was the last of NASA's space shuttles to ...
Space artist Paul Calle thought he had represented the overall mission for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). NASA ...
A set of memorabilia chronicling Sally Ride's pioneering path to space just fetched a pretty penny at auction. In June 1983, ...
Four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to ...
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 ...