American space agency NASA and space company L3Harris announced they've conducted a test firing of the second new RS-25 ...

The cover of the June 30, 1975, issue featured a one-third scale model of the space shuttle orbiter built by Rockwell International. It was being readied for testing in the 40 x 80-ft. low-speed wind ...

June 8, 2006 -- -- Touting design changes and improvements -- such as a redesigned fuel tank and new sensors and windows -- NASA said today that Space Shuttle Discovery has been cleared to fly. The ...

Endeavour safely reaches station with only minor foam hits reported. Aug. 10, 2007 — -- Inching its way into position, Space Shuttle Endeavour made a smooth docking with the International Space ...

Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most accomplished orbiter, the champion of the shuttle ...

As the clock ticks on the soon-to-be-retired space shuttle, the president has kept alive the hopes of scientists who want to install a device that would be used for one more experiment on the ...