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.

Learn about NASA's Space Shuttle, a revolutionary reusable spacecraft. Know about its key findings, its role in building the International Space Station, and why the space shuttle program was ...

NASA managers will brief media about the status of the Space Shuttle Program at noon EDT, Friday, Oct. 14. The news conference is live on NASA TV and the Web from the Johnson Space Center, Houston ...

SpaceX called off a launch attempt Sunday after detecting a leak in the plumbing that flows super-cold liquid oxygen ...

The future of space shuttle Discovery and its possible move to Houston remains murky after officials put out a series of vague statements Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

The retired Space Shuttle Endeavour was installed at the future site of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center in Exposition Park in Los Angeles.

NASA today announced the selection of N. Wayne Hale Jr. as manager of the Space Shuttle Program. He has been deputy manager since July 2003 and succeeds Bill Parsons, who returned to NASA’s ...

(NASA) — NASA astronaut Megan McArthur has retired, concluding a career spanning more than two decades. A veteran of two spaceflights, McArthur logged 213 days in space, including being the first ...

July 8 marks one decade since the last NASA space shuttle flight launched. Here are eight pivotal moments from the space shuttle era.

NASA's program to replace the space shuttle may not be sending astronauts on American rockets until at least 2020 due to technical and safety issues.

As NASA prepares for its final shuttle mission, a look at more than three decades of triumphs and tragedies Formally introduced by President Nixon on Jan. 5, 1972, the shuttle program set out, in ...

July 8 marks one decade since the last NASA space shuttle flight launched. Here are eight pivotal moments from the space shuttle era.