In this image from April 12, 1981, the first space shuttle, STS-1, launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida with NASA astronauts John W. Young,

Challenger by name, challenging by nature.

On launch day, the seven members of the Closeout Crew help the astronauts strap into the shuttle's crew module and take care of any other last-minute needs t...

The launch of space shuttle Discovery is captured in this April 12, 1985, photo. This mission, STS-51D, was the 16th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program,

Blue mach diamonds from the main engine nozzles and bright exhaust from the solid rocket boosters mark the successful launch of space shuttle Endeavour 25

WHAT HAVE THE ROMANS DONE FOR … the Space Shuttle?  Well, does the statement, "We've always done it that way" ring any bells? Back in the Victorian days in England, engineers buil…

The mysterious artifact survived an explosion, a 37-mile fall, and brutal weather.

The retired space shuttle Endeavour was hoisted into place for display Monday in Los Angeles. The orbiter, fused to the external boosters that helped blast the shuttles out of Earth's atmosphere, is the first to be displayed in its upright position as though ready for launch. Elise Preston reports.

America may now be aiming to put astronauts back on the Moon, but for years the United States turned its back on manned missions after the Columbia space shuttle disaster.Its space program suffered a catastrophic setback when all seven astronauts were killed when the shuttle broke up on re-entering ...

In what may have been the first instance of online espionage, the Soviets built their own space shuttle based on thousands of documents acquired from U.S. sources. First of two parts, by NBC News' Robert Windrem.

America may now be aiming to put astronauts back on the Moon, but for years the United States turned its back on manned missions after the Columbia space shuttle disaster.

On Episode 134 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Ben Dickow about a magnificent, full-sized shuttle mockup, its history and future plans.

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Excitement is in the air as the Space Shuttle Endeavour prepares to move into its permanent home at the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.

NASA confirmed that wreckage found off the Florida coast is part of the space shuttle Challenger. The shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff in 1986, killing seven.

It seems strange to think that the idea of launching human beings into outer space would ever seem routine, but by 2003 that's where we were as a nation with the Space Shuttle program. After 22...

NASA has confirmed the discovery of a section of the Challenger shuttle that exploded soon after launch in 1986 with the tragic loss of all seven crew members.

Divers from a documentary crew looking for the wreckage of a World War Two aircraft off the coast of Florida found a 20-foot section of the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded and broke apart shortly after its launch in 1986, NASA said on Thursday.

CNN revisits 2003's disastrous landing of the Space Shuttle Columbia tonight with two "immersive" specials co-produced by BBC and Mindhouse Productions "featuring exclusive interviews and revealing never-before-broadcast footage," according to an announcement — with two more specials airing ne...

On March 24, 1979, space shuttle Columbia arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the very first time. Following Presidential direction to build the