It is the same one used by the last NASA astronauts to launch from American soil, the Space Shuttle Atlantis crew in July 2011. Indeed, Launch Complex 39 A and B have been the site of every U.S ...

However, had Atlantis suffered major damage during her launch to the telescope ... This rescue mission was called STS-400. When the Space Shuttle fleet returned to action after the loss of ...

The first group of Manned Spacecraft Engineers selected for military space shuttle flights ... Even before the launch, outside analysts deduced that Atlantis would release a pair of Defense ...

A visit to Kennedy Space Center was a highlight of a month-long trip to the US, and to meet Hernández in person was a sweet surprise that just capped it all perfectly.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned from the International Space Station in a Dragon capsule from Elon Musk's SpaceX after months in space.

While their latest launch officially broke the record for fastest reflight of a space vehicle that had previously been set by Space Shuttle Atlantis, there’s still a lot of work to be done if ...

📼Video Summary: There is a long process to getting the Space Shuttle ready to launch! If it lands Vandenburg Air Force Base in California then it will need to be flown across the United States ...

“With Starliner’s launch, separation from the rocket ... Among Wilmore's accomplishments, he served as a pilot aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2009. The Tennessee native is also married ...

Atlantis, and Endeavour. An earlier shuttle, Enterprise, was used for early testing and then disassembled. Icons of space flight they undoubtedly are, but the shuttle programme has been marked by ...