After the Space Shuttle Atlantis launched for the final time at 11:29 AM (EDT) on July 8, 2011, scientist tracked water vapor in its exhaust on its travels throughout the upper atmosphere. Credit: ...

The soon-to-be Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will double the amount of exhibit space at the California Science Center.

In 1944, as Germany faced defeat, Nazi engineers proposed one of the most ambitious aircraft concepts in history: the ...

Using a high-energy X-ray system, they turned the satellite effectively transparent, revealing fuel and gas tanks, hidden ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos will highlight NASA’s Web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-126 mission to the International Space Station ...

A former NASA astronaut turned US senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that his two rides to space remain on display in the Smithsonian. “Why should hundreds of millions of taxpayer ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maxar Space Systems, leading satellite manufacturer and provider of advanced solutions for space exploration and operations, today announced it has delivered the ...

What does the space shuttle have in common with the original iPhone? According to Francisco Polidoro Jr., professor of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Pathfinder ...

In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts were wrangled into an orbital battle over soft-drink supremacy. In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House ...