The Smithsonian Institution says NASA relinquished full ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery, but Congress wants to force the ...

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

In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts were wrangled into an orbital battle over ...

The Crew-11 astronauts arrived in Florida on July 26. The four will launch to the ISS on a SpaceX rocket no earlier than July ...

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

On April 24, 1998, WGN Radio host Spike O’Dell had the opportunity to speak with STS-90 pilot Scott Altman and mission ...

The first joint space mission between the United States and Russia (then the Soviet Union) docked in Earth orbit half a ...

On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo crew and a Soviet Soyuz crew met up in Earth orbit for the first time, setting the foundation for continued cooperation in space over the past 50 years.

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 ...

Cardman, who leads a crew of astronauts to the station on Thursday, was bumped from a similar mission last year.

Mark and Scott Kelly, twin brothers and former NASA astronauts, spoke to "CBS Mornings" about how the agency is set to lose ...

A short, interactive slide is one of several attractions and exhibits, highlighted by the full-stack Space Shuttle Endeavour, at the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at Exposition Park set to ...