NASA is scheduled to launch its first manned space shuttle in more than two years on Thursday — the first since a shuttle burned up re-entering the atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board.

Launching a rocket into space is a bit like jumping off a moving merry-go-round. You wait until you see the exit coming around, factor in the time it’ll take you to coil up and launch yourself, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In a highly anticipated grand finale to their mission, astronauts opened the shutters on the International Space Station's new observation deck today and were humbled by ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – With the clock ticking and the launch window closing, ...

NASA announced today July 13 to 31 is the new launch planning window for the Space Shuttle Discovery mission. The new window gives the agency time to do additional work to ensure a safe Return to ...

NASA resolved the last few technical concerns about Discovery on Tuesday and pronounced it ready for launch on the first space shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster two and a half years ago.

In his final pre-launch press conference, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin says the space shuttle is ready for its first flight in more than two years. Shuttle engineers were briefly alarmed when a ...

The margin of time when a space shuttle can be successfully launched is exactingly narrow — a mere 10 minutes or less. That's a major headache when the shuttle is scheduled to blast off from Florida ...