When NASA's space shuttle program was announced back in 1972, it was billed as a major advance — a key step in humanity's quest to exploit and explore space. The shuttle would enable safe, frequent ...

For three decades, NASA's space shuttle captured the world's imagination, symbolizing a new era of regular access to orbit. Officially known as the Space Transport System (STS), it was the fourth ...

On this day in weather history, NASA introduced the Space Shuttle Enterprise to the public. This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. space agency NASA is ending its shuttle program this summer after two more missions. The shuttle Endeavour blasted off on Monday on a mission to deliver a high-profile physics ...

This video explores the intricate process of getting the Space Shuttle into orbit, primarily taking place at Kennedy Space ...

April 12 - 14, 1981 The inaugural launch of the space shuttle Columbia, piloted by Apollo veteran John Young and astronaut Robert Crippen. By happenstance, it was also the 20th anniversary of the ...

NASA’s space shuttle program will soon be coming to an end, with the last launch scheduled for July 8, 2011. Explore 30 years of space shuttle history and Canada’s contributions to the shuttle program ...

You can now own a $1 gold coin celebrating one of America’s most revolutionary achievements: the NASA Space Shuttle program. The latest variant in the ongoing American Innovation $1 Coin series is ...

The space shuttle is the “world’s first reusable spacecraft,” launching like a rocket, orbiting like a spacecraft and landing like a plane. Space shuttles could carry satellites, space probes, and ...