The US space agency said it will announce the museums that will host the three retiring space shuttles on Tuesday during an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle launch.
Apr 11, 2011
5 / 5 (1)
0
(AP) -- President Barack Obama and his family will attend next week's launch of Endeavour, NASA's next-to-last space shuttle flight commanded by the husband of critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Apr 20, 2011
5 / 5 (1)
1
Plants are critical in supporting life on Earth, and with help from an experiment that flew onboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 mission, they also could transform living in space.
Dec 01, 2011
5 / 5 (1)
1
(AP) -- The Smithsonian Institution plans a four-day festival with NASA to welcome space shuttle Discovery into its collection in April.
Feb 29, 2012
5 / 5 (1)
0
(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery is preparing to move into its new home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex in northern Virginia.
Apr 19, 2012
5 / 5 (1)
0
(AP) -- Any new arrival to New York City wants to visit the sights - and the space shuttle Enterprise is no different.
Apr 26, 2012
5 / 5 (1)
0
The US space shuttle Enterprise on Friday leaves the US capital atop a Boeing 747 jet for a final flyover of New York City as it heads toward a museum where it will go on display.
Apr 27, 2012
5 / 5 (1)
0
The newest generation of compact research freezers is performing well in space and have already boosted the scientific capacity of the International Space Station (ISS), said engineers at the University of ...
Mar 16, 2009
4 / 5 (1)
0
Talk about a big construction project...
Mar 17, 2009
4 / 5 (1)
0
(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the orbiting station-shuttle complex are finally getting a break.
Mar 22, 2009
4 / 5 (1)
0
(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery pulled up and docked at the international space station on Sunday night, delivering a full load of gear and science experiments.
Aug 31, 2009
4 / 5 (1)
0
(AP) -- NASA's chief astronaut will shut off the lights on America's space shuttle program.
Sep 18, 2009
4 / 5 (1)
0
(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery is finally back home in Florida following a cross-country journey and a trip to orbit.
Sep 21, 2009
4 / 5 (1)
0
(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery is back on the launch pad following unprecedented repairs for its final voyage.
Feb 01, 2011
4 / 5 (1)
0
NASA completed fueling the space shuttle Discovery Thursday, several hours ahead of its final launch to the International Space Station scheduled for 4:50 pm (2150 GMT).
Feb 24, 2011
4 / 5 (1)
0
