After nearly 30 years and 134 liftoffs NASA launched its final shuttle into orbit. Space shuttle Atlantis will carry out the program's last mission. While the future of NASA's budget still remains ...

On Sept. 19, 1996, the Space Shuttle Atlantis rendezvoused with Russia's Mir space station to deliver supplies and equipment.

NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and its moons came to an end. After 14 years of exploration, the Galileo spacecraft ...

Ten years ago, the crew of Shuttle Atlantis was in the final phase of their Servicing Mission to the Hubble Space Telescope ... mission was canceled by then-NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe ...

The two NASA astronauts left behind at the International Space Station following the return of Boeing's troubled capsule are ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN)-- The space shuttle Atlantis blasted off successfully Monday afternoon on NASA's fifth and final repair visit to the Hubble Space Telescope. The spacecraft ...

In June 1986, Atlantis was brought ... the final elements of complete Space Shuttle Program recertification. Shortly after Discovery reached the launch pad, NASA tested the Emergency Egress ...

Watch debris fall during launch » Space shuttle Endeavour is on standby in the unlikely event that NASA would need to rescue the Atlantis crew members during their 11-day mission.

A former NASA space shuttle astronaut has landed back in his home state of South Dakota. Yankton native Chuck Gemar moved ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two NASA astronauts left behind at the International Space Station following the return of ...