CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Like a winged sentinel gleaming in white, the orbiter Atlantis made one last trek to the launch pad tonight (May 31) to prepare for its July 8 blastoff — a final voyage for NASA ...

This story was updated at 10:28 p.m. ET. NASA has announced the four astronauts who would fly the last-ever space shuttle mission next summer, should Congress approve the extra flight. Currently, only ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis awaits the next major milestone for its upcoming STS-135 mission to the ...

An astronaut who launched on the first space shuttle to fly with a full crew and two crew members who flew on the last space shuttle to launch will be honored later this year for their contributions ...

ST LOUIS, Missouri – PGAV Destinations is proud to announce that its latest destination design, Space Shuttle Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC), is now open to the public on F ...

Space shuttle Atlantis’ crew completed today’s inspection of the shuttle’s thermal protection system at 10:30 a.m. EDT. They used the 50-foot long Orbiter Boom Sensor System to conduct a high fidelity ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A Falcon 9 rocket used to send two NASA astronauts to space was historic on its own, but when it launched again on Monday, another record was broken. The rocket's B1058-2 ...

Starboard and port wing leading edge RCC survey inspections and nose cap inspections are complete. A camera inspection of the orbiter’s tiles will be conducted during Atlantis’ approach to the ...