On July 19, 1985, a high school teacher named Christa McAuliffe was selected to become the first American civilian to fly to ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 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 ...