The space shuttle is the “world’s first reusable spacecraft,” launching like a rocket, orbiting like a spacecraft and landing like a plane. Space shuttles could carry satellites, space probes, and ...

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union secretly built its own space shuttle to rival America’s NASA program. Called Buran, it ...

Megan McArthur retired after a career that included traveling into space twice and becoming the first woman to pilot the ...

You can now own a $1 gold coin celebrating one of America’s most revolutionary achievements: the NASA Space Shuttle program. The latest variant in the ongoing American Innovation $1 Coin series is ...

Should the city of Houston, which proudly bills itself as "Space City," have a prized Space Shuttle orbiter on public display? More than a decade ago, arguably, the answer was yes. After all, the ...

UCLA and UC San Diego grad Megan McArthur retires at 54 after two decades with NASA. The space and ocean scientist's work ...

Longtime veterans of the space program, Chet Vaughan and Larry Bell, talk about the ceremonies they hold to honor those ...

Discover 10 interesting facts about NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). It is the rocket that powers Artemis missions to the ...

Orbital missions will unlock the next phase of Starship’s development, providing data that would be essential for missions to ...

The first woman to pilot and command a Space Shuttle will host a documentary screening, Q&A and book signing Sept. 18 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This hardhat with the Space Shuttle ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most ...