When Space Shuttle Columbia launched in January 2003 ... and blasting out a gaping hole in the panels that normally provide thermal protection during reentry. In this interactive, follow in ...

and it never served in space. For propulsion on final approach, the Buran was designed to incorporate two Saturn AL-31 jet engines situated on either side of the shuttle’s tailfin. However ...

U.S. senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz introduced a new bill on Thursday called the Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act, which ...