In 1962, NASA’s Flight Research Center in California approved the construction of a prototype lifting body aircraft, which became the M2-F1, also known as the “ Flying Bathtub .” The designation is ...

It's been 14 years since the Space Shuttle Endeavour flew its final mission. With construction of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center nearing completion, the shuttle now has a permanent home in Los ...

Dr. LeConte Cathey discusses satellites, the space shuttle, and maintaining technology for space. Join Dr. LeConte Cathey from the University of South Carolina’s Department of Physics and Astronomy on ...

The United States once poured money and political capital into a spaceplane concept that promised to take off from a runway, ...

Discover how the International Space Station stayed alive after using Soyuz support and new shuttle inspections to keep science going.

NASA has indefinitely grounded future space shuttle flights, but the seven Discovery astronauts are already in orbit and looking forward to a homecoming Aug. 7, provided their spacecraft is judged to ...

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Space shuttle Discovery on the launchpad ahead of its 39th and final launch in 2011. Credit: Photo by NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, we might still get a shuttle. President Donald Trump’s domestic ...