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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

How would you move Space Shuttle Discovery from Virginia to Texas? The White House Office of Management and Budget asked NASA and the Smithsonian Institution and the response was to dismantle it.… The ...

NASA's iconic Discovery space shuttle, which launched dozens of times from Florida's Space Coast, may not be on the move to a new location for display after all. Lawmakers in Texas have long sought to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...