The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it ...

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

A growing movement is fighting to keep Space Shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian, warning that a proposed move to Houston ...

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.

Buried in the sweeping legislation is an $85 million provision to move NASA's most-flown spacecraft from the national ...

On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo crew and a Soviet Soyuz crew met up in Earth orbit for the first time, setting the ...

Four undergrads at Texas Christian University joined forces to create a seam that is meant to prevent lunar dust from ...

The NASA space shuttle journey began in 1972, when then-US President Richard Nixon announced the intent to develop the world’s first inexpensive, ...

Related: NASA's space shuttle from top to bottom (infographic) The cabin for the space shuttle motion base simulator arrived back at Johnson Space Center by truck on June 3, 2021.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is ready to fly with its four shuttle-era engines. The rocket, outfitted with the RS-25 ...

NASA's space shuttle Discovery launched successfully Tuesday -- the first shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia disaster. After a background discussion, an expert discusses the changes NASA made ...

NASA followed last week's low-key engine test with the test-firing of a solid-fueled booster at Northrop Grumman's rocket ...