Hubble’s three-and-a-half-decade lifetime has allowed astronomers to observe cosmic objects over extended periods to see how ...

If Congress decides to grant Houston a space shuttle, Space Center CEO William Harris says the city is far more ready than it was a decade ago.

A bill introduced Thursday could help bring the Space Shuttle Discovery back home to Texas. READ MORE: <a href=" ...

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

CHANTILLY, Va. — The Space Shuttle Discovery has been a prolific reminder of our nation’s space exploration mission at the National Air & Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Fairfax County for ...

Two Texas senators have introduced legislation that would strip the Smithsonian of the retired space shuttle Discovery and ...

Since 2012, the space shuttle Discovery has been the centerpiece of ... NASA had two modified Boeing 747 jetliners that were used to ferry the shuttle orbiters across the country.

On Thursday Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Ted Cruz introduced the Bring Space Shuttle Discovery Home Act, a bill that, if passed, will see Houston finally getting a space shuttle of its very own.

After 11 attempts, Hernández was selected to join the Space Shuttle Discovery as a mission specialist. "It took me 37 years after that dream was conceived to fly to space but I made it," he said.