On May 11, 2009, the space shuttle Atlantis launched on the fifth and final servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope. During mission STS-125, astronauts installed two new instruments on the ...

China's new Haolong space cargo shuttle. See it launch in this animation. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central ...

SEE ALSO: Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Video: The Final Flight According to a report by Matt Novak at Gizmodo, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) -- the secretive intelligence organization ...

NASA first used the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) to carry Enterprise on a series of piggyback trials to confirm that an orbiter that would be launched like a rocket could return to Earth as an ...

Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on the STS-49 mission, her maiden voyage. Not only was the mission the first flight for the orbiter, it was especially notable for the first 3-person spacewalk. [...] ...

The group behind building an attraction around a mock spaceship in St. Cloud has formed a nonprofit to help it land a piece ...

Thirty-five years ago today a revolutionary new era of astronomy began when the Hubble Space Telescope, tucked onboard the ...

The program launched four days a week last June as a one-year trial aiming to make transit easier and more accessible.

This 2,417-piece kit recreates a modified Boeing 747, which was used to ferry NASA Space Shuttle orbiters from landing sites ...