Texas lawmakers want to move the Smithsonian’s retired space shuttle to Houston. It’s “a vanity project that is apt to ...

F2, a prototype that would eventually serve as a model for the Space Shuttle, flies gracefully through a clear sky.

The White House's Office of Management and Budget is looking into tearing NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery into pieces to move ...

Eileen Collins reflects on her time as the first female not only to pilot but also command a spacecraft. Here's her experience during NASA's shuttle days.

The Kennedy Space Center is not only a top tourist destination but also the busiest launch site in the U.S. It's also ...

Space Coast Office of Tourism data shows overnight visitors who primarily travel to Brevard County to see a launch spend an ...

One of Virginia’s crown jewels of tourist attractions, the Discovery Space Shuttle, could be blasting off somewhere else as U ...

Virginia senators say moving Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston could cost millions and risk damage. Texas lawmakers argue it belongs in Space City.

During the Cold War, space was more than exploration — it was a battlefield for prestige and power. When NASA unveiled the Space Shuttle, the Soviet Union responded with its own creation: the Buran.

A former NASA astronaut turned US senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that his two rides to space remain on display in the Smithsonian. "Why should hundreds of millions of taxpayer ...

In a preview of their flight, the crew of Artemis II, three Americans and a Canadian, struck a tone that veered away from the political currents of the moment. From left, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch ...

Peggy Hollinger Trump’s 21st-century frontier: the planet Mars. As the cameras panned across the assembled politicians and ...