It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first dedicated Department of Defense Space Shuttle mission, after which ...

Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new ...

It would take two years of investigations and modifications before a NASA space shuttle flew into space again. Discovery returned NASA to space on Sept. 29, 1988, with the STS-26 mission.

NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, left, and NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro place a wreath at the Space Shuttle Columbia ...

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

The first shuttle mission of 1995, STS-63 included several historic firsts. As part of Phase 1 of the International Space ...

NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space ...

Dr. Harris’ passion for space was ignited at the age of 13 when he watched the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Determined to ...

(NASA) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – On a cold Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifted ... in the pursuit of space exploration and discovery. As we reflect on the Challenger mission ...

From realistic NASA-based shuttles to fun lunar playsets ... set let you recreate your very own scale model of the Space Shuttle Discovery, it also comes with a Hubble Telescope.

On Thursday afternoon, Wright stood by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on ... who sewed the blankets for the NASA space shuttles (Atlantis, Endeavour, and Discovery) before their retirement in 2011.

The STS-63 mission, more popularly dubbed as the near-Mir mission, was a successful mission that spanned from February 3-11, ...