Shuttle prototype Enterprise suffers storm damage
(AP)—The flying machine that ushered in NASA's space shuttle program has suffered storm damage in New York City.
Nov 03, 2012
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Nov 03, 2012
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Final trek for space shuttle Atlantis (Update 2)
(AP)—Accompanied by a fleet of astronauts spanning NASA's entire existence, Atlantis made a slow, solemn journey to retirement Friday, the last space shuttle to orbit the world and the last to leave NASA's ...
Nov 02, 2012
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Last US shuttle's retirement means job losses
(AP)—Space shuttle Atlantis isn't going far to its retirement home. Early Friday, it will move just 10 miles (16 kilometers) to Kennedy Space Center's main tourist stop to be put on display in Florida.
Nov 01, 2012
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Space shuttle Endeavour goes on public display
(AP)—The final home of space shuttle Endeavour is opening its doors to the public.
Oct 29, 2012
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US astronaut sees science breakthrough in space
A U.S. astronaut departing this week for the International Space Station said Monday that the bulk of the scientific benefits from the orbiting laboratory will be seen over the coming decade, amid questions ...
Oct 22, 2012
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Satellite servicing capabilities being developed
(Phys.org)—With satellites playing increasingly important roles in everyday life, NASA is developing the technology to build Earth-orbiting, roving "service stations" capable of extending the life of these ...
Oct 19, 2012
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Space Launch System providing engine 'brains' with an upgrade
(Phys.org)—America's next heavy-lift rocket needs a strong and reliable engine to launch humans beyond low Earth orbit. That's why engineers with NASA's Space Launch System program, managed at the Marshall ...
Oct 18, 2012
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Skydiver's feat could influence spacesuit design
Now that the dust has settled in the New Mexico desert where supersonic skydiver "Fearless Felix" Baumgartner landed safely on his feet, researchers are exhilarated over the possibility his feat could someday ...
Oct 17, 2012
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In London for dinner—with an Australian ceramic rocket
(Phys.org)—Melbourne researchers are literally doing rocket science with clay. They have developed a cheaper and more efficient way of making the complex, heat-resistant, ceramic parts needed to build tomorrow's ...
Oct 16, 2012
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Daredevil's sky jump provides global moment of awe
(AP)—Felix Baumgartner stood poised in the open hatch of a capsule suspended above Earth, wondering if he would make it back alive. Twenty four miles (38 kilometers) below him, millions of people were watching ...
Oct 15, 2012
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Endeavour finally reaches permanent LA museum home (Update)
(AP)—It was supposed to be a slow but smooth journey to retirement, a parade through city streets for a shuttle that logged millions of miles (kilometers) in space.
Oct 14, 2012
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Space shuttle's final trip is an all-night affair (Update)
(AP)—In thousands of Earth orbits, the space shuttle Endeavour traveled 123 million miles (198 million kilometers). But the last few miles (kilometers) of its final journey are proving hard to get through.
Oct 14, 2012
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Shuttle inches toward retirement home at LA museum
At every turn of Endeavour's stop-and-go commute through urban streets, a constellation of spectators trailed along as the space shuttle ploddingly nosed past stores, schools, churches and front yards.
Oct 13, 2012
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Space shuttle pauses on trip to LA museum
(AP)—At its prime, the space shuttle Endeavour circled the globe at 17,500 mph (28,160 million kph), faster than a speeding bullet.
Oct 12, 2012
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Space shuttle embarks on 12-mile trip to LA museum (Update)
(AP)—At its prime, the space shuttle Endeavour cruised around the Earth at 17,500 mph (28,160 kph), faster than a speeding bullet.
Oct 12, 2012
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