In the 1970s, the USA was planning vast network of solar power stations, or SPS, to wean the country off oil and avoid using ...

Following a launch scrub a week earlier, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on Nov. 12, 1981, for its second trip into space. Astronauts Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly rode the reusable, ...

The Space Shuttle was operated by NASA for 30 years, with its last flight occurring in 2011. #Space #NASA #SpaceShuttle ...

A survey of space shuttle Atlantis' outer body has revealed that four tiles on the right side have "some dings" in them, the flight director said Tuesday. "As we were going through the surveys we did ...

A former NASA astronaut turned US senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that his two rides to space remain on display in the Smithsonian. “Why should hundreds of millions of taxpayer ...

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA has recently managed to complete a major milestone as part of the organization’s effort to send astronauts back to the moon.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's soon-to-be-retired space shuttles are up for grabs. The space agency said Wednesday it's looking for ideas on where and how best to display its space shuttles once they ...

NASA nominee Jared Isaacman suggests a mission shift. He believes NASA should pioneer advanced technologies like nuclear ...

Could the final launch of a space shuttle be derailed by rain and thunderstorms? It’s looking like it. We’re heading into the space shuttle program’s final lap, the last NASA-based launch of a shuttle ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The two-day trip for the jumbo jet that gave piggy back rides to some of NASA's space shuttles came to an end this morning. It was a slow-going journey but the 747 is finally at its ...