The United States once poured money and political capital into a spaceplane concept that promised to take off from a runway, ...

For three decades, NASA's space shuttle captured the world's imagination, symbolizing a new era of regular access to orbit. Officially known as the Space Transport System (STS), it was the fourth ...

Former ISS Program Manager Michael Suffredini reviews the creation of the International Space Station, detailing assembly, ...

Space shuttles made their debut in 1981 and enabled NASA to learn how to live and work in orbit, playing a pivotal role in the U.S. space program. Here are the historical moments of the space shuttle.

REPORTED THE WORDS OF JIMMY CARTER LIVE ON. FAR FROM HOME AS WELL. NASA’S VOYAGER ONE, THE MOST DISTANT HUMAN MADE OBJECT FROM EARTH, CARRIES A MESSAGE FROM HIM. HISTORY MAY SHOW OTHER PRESIDENTS WITH ...

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Over at Universe Today, Nancy Atkinson has written an interesting piece on whether NASA should consider extending the Shuttle program, which is currently planned to end in September of this year (or ...