The word "spaceplane" brings up an instant image of some sort of high-altitude sci-fi craft, but real-world spaceplanes aren't quite that exciting, at least not yet. That doesn't make them any less ...

Launch into an exciting space adventure with the Lego City 60080 Spaceport set, featuring a detailed space shuttle, launch pad, and all the essential elements of a space mission. This set takes ...

This ambitious shuttle orbiter concept was a post-Apollo pipe dream we never got.

Columbia's destruction and the loss of its crew triggered a sharp change of course for America's space program.

A new book details how design challenges, budget constraints and political considerations set the Space Shuttle up for disaster.

The space shuttle program was marked by triumphs and failures, including the 2003 Columbia disaster. The tragedies left a lasting mark on the perception of risks in space.

Revving up to extreme speed, the Maserati MC20 screamed just shy of the 200-mph barrier while zooming down the center of NASA's old space shuttle landing strip — with nobody in the driver's seat ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.

Both physical and cultural problems led to the breakup of Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003, which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, exploding in mere minutes.

It was a cool Thursday morning in Cape Canaveral as the nation’s first space shuttle was about to make its last ever trip into space. Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off at 10:39 a.m. Jan. 16, … ...

After 17 days in space, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during its return to Earth. The seven astronauts aboard all died: Rick D. Husband, William C. McCool, David M. Brown, Laurel Blair ...