Space Center Houston plans to select the winning name in mid-September, just a few months before the arrival of the shuttle mockup's new display "platform" — NASA's retired Shuttle Carrier ...

The most prolific space shuttle in NASA’s fleet is Discovery, which will fly its last mission in February/March 2011. But NASA had to build Discovery before it could fly its 39 space missions ...

This undated NASA handout image obtained 26 August, 2003, shows the crew of the US space shuttle Columbia's final flight, which crashed February 1, 2003.

When the Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Fla., for its April 12, 1981 maiden voyage, it ushered in a new and exciting age of space travel and ...

Mann, Cassada and Glover are space rookies while the rest are shuttle-station veterans. NASA Boeing and SpaceX both plan one unpiloted test flight before the astronauts climb on board.

NASA has scheduled the launch of space shuttle Atlantis today (July 8), which will mark the final mission of the space shuttle program. This will be Atlantis' 33rd flight, which doesn’t seem ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Pat Duggins of Alabama Public Radio about the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy, which they both covered 20 years ago next week.

These are the voyages of the space shuttle Enterprise, boldly renamed by former President Gerald Ford after a massive letter-writing campaign from Star Trek fans.. In 1974, construction of the ...

Space Center Houston plans to select the winning name in mid-September, just a few months before the arrival of the shuttle mockup's new display "platform" — NASA's retired Shuttle Carrier ...

This undated NASA handout image obtained 26 August, 2003, shows the crew of the US space shuttle Columbia's final flight, which crashed February 1, 2003.

Here’s a look at the Space Shuttle Columbia. On February 1, 2003, the Columbia broke up upon re-entry during mission STS-107, killing all seven crew members. It was the second loss of a shuttle ...