Shannon Airport has had many eye-catching visitors over the years. But the prospect of a NASA space shuttle hurtling towards ...

A lawsuit seeks to recover damages after unexpected bird strike triggered crash at NASA's former shuttle landing facility.

In 1962, NASA’s Flight Research Center in California approved the construction of a prototype lifting body aircraft, which became the M2-F1, also known as the “ Flying Bathtub .” The designation is ...

The Apollo 13 mission in 1969 saw Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise take off from earth on course for the moon. However ...

The State Papers include letters, communications, private briefing notes, secret government documents, fax messages and ...

On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.

Bruce Jakosky is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and University of Washington, has almost 50 ...

Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, ULA launch schedule in Florida A once-thought-impossible 101 orbital rockets launched through November's end from Florida's Space Coast, breezing past the ...

On June 28, 1983, Sally Ride became the first female in space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger. In September 1983, NASA announced that Anna would become the first mother to go into space when she was ...

Edwards AFB boasts the longest runway on any military airfield under the ownership of the United States Department of Defense (DOD). The base served as the primary landing site for early Space Shuttle ...

China launches the Lijian-1 Y11 carrier rocket with nine satellites onboard, including three international payloads for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Nepal, on Decembe ...

"He cleared his throat. 'I want to say something, but I’m not sure I can.' He scrawled something and pushed it towards me." ...