On July 26, 2005, the space shuttle Discovery launched on the first "Return to Flight" mission following the Columbia ...

On July 23, 1999, the space shuttle Columbia launched into orbit to deploy the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This space ...

Watch as the International Space Station takes shape in this time-lapsed NASA animation of its decade-long assembly, which ...

Learn about NASA's Space Shuttle, a revolutionary reusable spacecraft. Know about its key findings, its role in building the ...

Space Shuttle Atlantis launched into space for the last time on the STS-135 mission. STS-135 was the 33rd flight of Atlantis, as well as the 135th and final mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program, ...

On Oct. 7, 2002, the space shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-112. This mission brought the Starboard 1 (S1) truss segment to the International Space Station.

He served as the pilot on STS-119, which flew to the space station in March. STS-132 will be the second mission for Bowen, who served as a mission specialist on STS-126 in November 2008.

Marine Corps Col. Frederick W. “Rick” Sturckow will command space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-128 mission, targeted for launch July 30, 2009.

Object Details Manufacturer Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. Summary A thin pad of heat resistant nomex felt fabric cushions each tile against the aluminum body of the Space Shuttle orbiter. Called a ...