13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle is a BBC Audio Science Unit production for the BBC World Service. Theme music by Hans ...

On July 26, 2005, the space shuttle Discovery launched on the first "Return to Flight" mission following the Columbia ...

The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it ...

A short, interactive slide is one of several attractions and exhibits, highlighted by the full-stack Space Shuttle Endeavour, ...

The launch takes place on a milestone date, marking 20 years since the STS-114 space shuttle mission took off from Kennedy ...

On July 23, 1999, the space shuttle Columbia launched into orbit to deploy the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This space ...

Time-lapse of Space Shuttle Endeavour stacked with an external tank and pair of solid rocket boosters for a exhibit at the ...

The business of hurtling humans into space is getting routine on the Space Coast with the fourth flight of a SpaceX Crew ...

NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though ...

When the Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Fla., for its April 12, 1981 maiden voyage, it ushered in a new and exciting age of space travel and ...

Over 30 years, the space shuttle has had an indelible impact on America. NASA's reusable spaceship has helped build the International Space Station, launched the Hubble Space Telescope, and ...

NASA's space shuttle launched and repaired the Hubble Space Telescope and helped build the International Space Station. But its biggest accomplishment is less tangible: opening space up to ...