It never went into space, but a full-size original space shuttle design prototype built in 1972 as part of Rockwell ...

At slower than a walking pace, the prototype that helped launch America’s space shuttle program paraded down Downey streets Thursday morning on its way to a temporary housing location in ...

When ready for display, 'Inspiration' will go to the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California. The parts for a full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being ...

the community showed up early as crews started moving a full-size original space shuttle design prototype across town — readying it for public display in the years to come. Downey community ...

The more than 120-foot-long Inspiration space shuttle mock-up will be taking a short tour through Downey on Thursday and Friday. The full-scale model, which has been sitting in storage for more ...

A historic mock space shuttle made its way to its temporary destination Thursday as it was transported through Downey streets from storage to begin its restoration for public tours. The lesser ...

When the space shuttle was retired in 2011, Nasa became reliant on Russia for transporting its astronauts to the ISS. In the meantime, Nasa worked on handing this job over to US companies.

there were printers aboard the Space Shuttle, and the story behind them is fascinating. The push for printers in space came from the combined forces of NASA’s love for checklists and the need ...

Many of us have visited the various displays of space shuttles around the US, and it's always a spectacular sight. The shuttle orbiter was huge, and seeing in any configuration is inspirational.

The original full-size prototype design for the space shuttle traveled on a Downey street Thursday for a stop at a renovation facility before it lands at a museum. It looks like it could fly with ...