A short, interactive slide is one of several attractions and exhibits, highlighted by the full-stack Space Shuttle Endeavour, ...

The Boeing 747-8 was paired with the General Electric GEnx engine because of its excellent thrust power, dependability, low emissions, and fuel efficiency. It uses cutting-edge technology, including ...

Starlab has completed five development and design objectives for its NASA-supported commercial space station, which aligns ...

The Space Shuttle’s iconic design (including the image displayed on the new $1 coins) frequently featured not just the shuttle itself, but its large external fuel tank and two solid rocket ...

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz want to relocate space shuttle Discovery to Houston. It will be more challenging than when the shuttle program ended.

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Virginia senators oppose Texas senators' proposed plan to move Space Shuttle Discovery The proposed “Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act” would transfer the Space Shuttle Discovery out of Virginia.

Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz introduced a bill that would move Space Shuttle Discovery to a nonprofit near the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.

After working to improve the booster design and creating new management practices to improve safety, NASA relaunched shuttle flights on Sept. 29, 1988, when Discovery lifted off from the space center.

Plans were well underway to launch the Space Shuttle at Vandenberg in the early 1980s. The shuttle was what a rocket could never be: A flying aircraft with a human pilot. The insulting phrase for ...

There were high hopes for launching the space shuttle Discovery from Vandenberg Air Force Base in 1983, including a promotional tour where the spacecraft flew into the Central Coast base.

China has shown off a reusable shuttle that it intends to use to ferry cargo to and from its Tiangong space station.