Some have speculated that the Buran Space Shuttle was part of that effort, as the Soviets envisaged being able to deploy laser weapons in orbit aboard the Buran shuttles meant to shoot down ...

The parts for a 1972 full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being reassembled and restored for display. The City of Downey, California began relocating "Inspiration." ...

Bruce McCandless II. Photo: NASA NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II stepped away from the Space Shuttle Challenger on Feb. 7, 1984, using a jet-powered backpack called the Manned Manoeuvring Unit ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days. The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA ...

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While they were in space, a NASA space shuttle disintegrated as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and killed all seven astronauts on board in an incident that became known as the Columbia disaster.

Ethel L. Lee, also known as "Space Shuttle Ethel," turned 99 years old. Ethel's family, Supervisor Janice Hahn and the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey celebrated her birthday and ...

Vulcan’s certification means SpaceX should have at least one competitor for future launches — though several other firms are ...

We were trying to call an Uber when we ran into NASA astronaut Sunita Williams @Astro_Suni Time for a selfie & we also asked if we could hitch a ride on her space shuttle instead of an Uber….” ...