Watching a space shuttle launch in Cape Canaveral is an awesome experience. A mushroom of fire roars out from the launchpad as ignition begins and the rocket rises majestically, slowly at first, then ...

Mike Massimino is a retired NASA astronaut and veteran of two Space Shuttle missions.

WASHINGTON — NASA announced the four astronauts who will make up the crew of STS-335, the rescue mission that would fly only if needed to bring home the members of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 ...

Program managers and the six-member crew of the next space shuttle Atlantis flight will participate in a series of media briefings Friday, Aug. 11, at the Johnson Space Center, Houston. With the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two astronauts wrangle a spool of computer printouts inside the space shuttle. Karol "Bo" Bobko, who was the only NASA astronaut ...

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More specifically, a Ford F-350 or a Silverado/Ram 3500 dually. Why? Because the Shuttle was the definition of heavy duty. In truth, the Shuttle didn't always fly close to fully loaded because it didn ...

Wednesday's scrub of space shuttle Discovery's launch may have been a disappointment, but it hardly comes as a surprise. A review by the Houston Chronicle of all 113 space shuttle missions found that ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--The space shuttle Atlantis roared to life and raced into orbit Monday on a critical mission to deliver 15 tons of equipment and spare parts to the International Space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts blasted off Monday on one of NASA's final servicing missions to the International Space Station. With a brilliant flash ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Space Shuttle Mission 2007 A Space Shuttle Simulator for PC. Experience Space Shuttle missions in detail, from pre-launch to in-orbit operations, to ...

Karol "Bo" Bobko, who was the only NASA astronaut to fly on the first launch of two space shuttle orbiters, has died at the age of 85. Bobko's death on Thursday (Aug. 17) was confirmed by the ...