His latest is Into the Black: The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space ... concerns from engineers at the launch site. The space shuttle was the most remarkable flying ...

The mint set noon EDT on Thursday (May 15) as its T-0 for the launch of Florida's dollar celebrating the retired spacecraft.

Gilmour Space Technologies has been performing final system checks before launching its homegrown Eris rocket. The vehicle ...

Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on the STS-49 mission, her maiden voyage. Not only was the mission the first flight for the orbiter, it was especially notable for the first 3-person spacewalk. [...] ...

The 17th launch of the space shuttle took place 40 years ago today, kicking off the Spacelab 3 mission (STS-51B). [...] ...

The Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft set recreates the prototype Enterprise and the ... Columbia lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the first of 135 missions that it and five ...

Humanity has come a long way since the first satellite was launched ... That is a substantial reduction compared to NASA's space shuttle, which put the launch cost at $54,500 per kilogram.

And moving the shuttle on a barge or ship would first require ... its pioneering launch, NASA's space shuttle leaves a 'mixed legacy.' Was it worth it? Two barges carried Enterprise up the Hudson ...