NASA's Artemis III mission is a key step in returning humans to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century.

On the morning of November 15, 1988, a Soviet spacecraft named Buran lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, circled the Earth twice, and ...

Now retired, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) were a pair of planes designed to transport orbiters from their landing sites back to Kennedy Space Center throughout the Space Shuttle Program, one of ...

You’ll soon be able to see a real space shuttle standing upright in Los Angeles, a view rarely available outside of NASA facilities. A major milestone toward that moment was reached this month as ...

Construction of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at California Science Center has been completed after four years, offering the public new exhibit spaces and the permanent home for Space Shuttle ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Johnson Space Center is one of Houston's top attractions and a major destination for visitors. "Just being able to view actual equipment is just really amazing," one ...

HOUSTON — NASA is now taking the first steps to bring Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston. The agency is asking for feedback on how to safely transport the historic spacecraft from the Smithsonian in ...

In this episode of the Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto speaks with Eileen Collins, retired NASA astronaut, Air Force colonel and the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and to command a ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 crew members. Among the seven crew members were 5 NASA astronauts, as well as a payload specialist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, on Jan. 28, 1986. All seven ...

It's now been 40 years since New Hampshire school teacher Christa McAuliffe died when the space shuttle Challenger exploded. All seven on board were killed when Challenger broke apart following ...