Space Shuttle Discovery on display at the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Center - Vlad G/Shutterstock NASA Administrator Jared ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jared Isaacman, the new NASA administrator, signaled he was open to offering other spacecraft to Texas instead of the Discovery, housed at the Smithsonian.

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 ...

Tour the intricate inside of the Space Shuttle in 3D! This video features a detailed exploration of the Space Shuttle's design and functionality, with insights from NASA Astronaut Mike Mullane and ...

Exactly 54 years ago today on Jan. 4, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed a bill authorizing $5.5 million to develop a ...

Is human spaceflight worth the risk? The space shuttle programme is put on hold as Nasa and the whole team come to terms with what happened. Show more Is human spaceflight worth the risk? It’s a time ...

Debating whether to extend the Shuttle program highlights safety, budget, and NASA's ability amid reliance on private companies. However, one option [we examined] does provide for an extension of 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 ...

When I was an aerospace engineer working on the NASA Space Shuttle Program, trust was mission-critical. Every bolt, every line of code, every system had to be validated and tested carefully, or the ...