Built to rival NASA’s shuttle, the Buran flew just once—unmanned, flawless, and then never again. This is the story behind the USSR’s ambitious clone.

The Buran shuttle had fallen ... Technicians then painted two names on the spacecraft. One was "Polyus." The other was "Mir-2," for the proposed civilian space station that Energia's leadership ...

The sky, stars, moon, galaxy, and constellations, everything cosmic has long been a source of inspiration for parents choosing names for their little ones. Sparking our imagination, space-inspired ...

The space shuttle may no longer be in active service, but you can keep the dream alive with a new Lego set that features two separate vehicles. There have been dozens of Lego space shuttle sets ...

Space-themed baby names, with their celestial charm and beauty, have always had numerous admirers. Inspired by the planets to constellations, they have long captivated countless admirers. Drawing ...

In addition to that medal, NASA also considered Denver for the civilian spot in the crew of astronauts who were set to go on the excursion via the space shuttle Challenger. After passing extensive ...

The RS-25s are refurbished engines left over from the Space Shuttle program. During that era, technicians swapped out main engines several times when the shuttle was on the launch pad. NASA ...

Fast forwarding to what we call act two, which was the space shuttle and International Space Station era, it’s kind of ’70s and beyond. The goals changed remarkably. Space flight was too ...

KBR has promoted Mark Kavanaugh, most recently a senior vice president, to president of defense, intelligence and space. Kavanaugh announced his new position in a LinkedIn post published Thursday.

State Rep. Andy Whitt, who chairs the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee, said $7 million has been secured for the project and that it’s likely that the U.S. Space & Rocket Center ...

Before serving as a factory for Artemis SLS core stage components, Michoud was used to assemble Apollo-era Saturn V rocket stages and external tanks for the 30-year space shuttle program.