The first of these was the loss of space shuttle Columbia in February, the second fatal shuttle accident, which signaled that ...

The Space Shuttle is composed of three primary components: the Orbiter Vehicle, Solid Rocket Boosters, and the External Tank.

Shaped like a flying wedge and built to fall from the edge of space, the X-24B wasn’t supposed to work — but it did. This strange, wingless craft helped NASA master the art of reentry and safe ...

Virginia lawmakers are pushing to stop the White House from relocating the Space Shuttle Discovery to Texas. CHANTILLY, Va. — Could Space Shuttle Discovery be cut into pieces? In a letter sent to ...

Discovery has been on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum for more than a decade. Now, Senators Ted ...

A middle-school history teacher set out to restore her sense of childhood wonder at Adult Space Camp but learned some ...

Calling James Cameron a science fiction legend is an understatement of the highest order. Not only has he crafted iconic film ...

Flying 250 miles overhead, the international space station can be seen with the naked eye, orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes, usually carrying a crew of six. Now, before construction of the station ...

One way that astronauts have been fighting bone loss is through strength training. And they're getting some help with a new machine delivered this week by the shuttle Endeavour, which docked with the ...

Astronaut and space industry leader Tom Marshburn explains how commercial space flight, AI, and new approaches to medicine will transform business, leadership, and life.

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy and Australian Space Agency Head Enrico Palermo signed an agreement Sept. 30, 2025, in ...

A remarkable week has concluded at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney, Australia, where global leaders from the space sector ...