CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After 30 years of spaceflight, NASA's iconic space shuttles will fly no more. The space agency's storied shuttle program ended today (July 21) when the shuttle Atlantis soared ...

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:40:43 GMT — CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) " Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the International Space Station in triumph Thursday, bringing an end to NASA's 30-year shuttle ...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. - On what was scheduled to be their last full day in space, crew members aboard space shuttle Discovery woke up Thursday to the strains of "The Road Less Traveled." "It's great to ...

The Space Shuttle had no engines on landing, no go-around, and no second chance, so NASA built a bizarre solution. By converting a Gulfstream II into the Shuttle Training Aircraft, astronauts could ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts are getting an extra day in orbit, thanks to stormy weather. Mission Control notified the seven astronauts this morning that the weather was ...

The space shuttle passed into history Thursday, as the words "wheels stop" crackled over the cockpit radio for the last time. In an almost anticlimactic end to the 30-year-old program, Atlantis and ...

Contrary to appearances, the vehicle that looked like a little space shuttle was not broken down when it was being hauled down the runway at Kennedy Space Center. Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Flight controllers and others at NASA struggled to push away thoughts of Columbia's tragic return as Discovery aimed for a landing before dawn today, the first for a shuttle ...