NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though ...

The mission was also Tom Stafford's last spaceflight. The Apollo Command Module Pilot, Vance Brand, would go on to fly on ...

Trump 'Big Beautiful Bill' provides $85 million to move a NASA space shuttle. Here's where Discovery, which made its inaugural flight in 1984, completed 39 missions before it retired in 2011.

This video details the lengthy process of getting the Space Shuttle into orbit, primarily at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It features animations depicting the launch steps and includes 3D ...

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz got language into President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" that creates a path for getting a space shuttle to Houston.

Object Details Summary This commemorative Challenger 7 Space Monument Project coin was owned by John Bickers, a Public Affairs representative for the McDonnell Company (later McDonnell Douglas), an ...

Evolution of the Space Shuttle Fleet NASA built five operational orbiters: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. Each measured 37.2 metres in length, had a wingspan of 23.8 metres, ...

As Senate leaders push to bring Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston, the Smithsonian says the actual cost may be far higher than expected.

The propellant packed inside the booster is also different, using a mix that Northrop packs inside its commercial rocket motors instead of the recipe used for the space shuttle.

A late move to transfer the space shuttle Discovery from Virginia to Houston was blocked, at least for now, on a Senate procedural review.