The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

Fifteen years after its retirement, the Space Shuttle Endeavour is set to dazzle museum spectators like never before. When the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center opens at Los Angeles’ California ...

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After two weather postponements during the weekend, skies cleared at the Kennedy Space Center and allowed NASA to successfully launch Discovery on just the second shuttle flight since the destruction ...

(Reuters) - U.S. space agency NASA is ending its shuttle program this summer after two more missions. Shuttle Endeavour is due to launch on Friday on a mission to deliver a high-profile physics ...

With SpaceX now launching its reusable Falcon 9 rocket up to several times a week, the U.S. company has quickly become a giant of global spaceflight. It's a far cry from the days of America's Space ...

Seven astronauts climbed aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday in a practice run for a mission to deliver equipment needed to prepare the International Space Station for a larger crew.

In our fourth special preview of the upcoming space shuttle flight, New Scientist counts down the hours and seconds until blast off. The countdown to the shuttle Discovery’s launch on Wednesday ...

SpaceX has also made significant gains in controlling costs compared to other nations. A decade ago, the United States and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour during a preview of the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science ...