Nearly 20 years ago, an iconic part of the Star Wars sci-fi film franchise made a trip aboard NASA's Space Shuttle for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Space Shuttle Discovery pictured at the 6th meeting of the National Space Council on "Leading the Next Frontier" at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tug-of-war over space shuttle Discovery is becoming more volatile. Discovery — the crown jewel of the Smithsonian ...

The National Air and Space Museum's lesser-known second location offers a larger exhibit space with over 200 historic ...

NASA's iconic Discovery space shuttle may not be on the move any time soon. Lawmakers in Texas have long sought to relocate the historic spacecraft to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, and a ...

Fifteen years ago today, the roar of engines and a pillar of fire lit up the Florida sky as Space Shuttle Discovery began its final journey into space.

NASA engineers have found another crack the fourth so far in the metal skin of the external fuel tank attached to the space shuttle Discovery. The new crack is similar to three others spotted on ...

The view of shuttle Discovery's payload bay from inside the orbiter, with the iconic American flag at the rear. The huge cargo area is 15 feet (4.6 meters) wide and 60 feet (18 m) long. When Discovery ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven rocketed into orbit this evening, setting off on a space station construction mission cut short by launch delays that dragged on ...

A last-minute technical glitch added to the drama Thursday moments before Discovery’s six astronauts lifted off from Cape Canaveral on the shuttle's final voyage. The 11-day mission will deliver ...

Just before 5 p.m. ET in Cape Canaveral, NASA's space shuttle Discovery launched into orbit for the last time. After it finishes its 11-day mission to the International Space Station it will be ...

The tug-of-war over space shuttle Discovery is becoming more volatile. Discovery — the crown jewel of the Smithsonian Institution's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia — is the subject of a ...