A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space ...

This TV image provided by NASA shows the Space Shuttle Discovery passing over China as it approaches the space station for docking early Wednesday morning. ((Associated Press/NASA)) Space shuttle ...

2:03 Diving team discovers debris from NASA Challenger space shuttle Divers for a History Channel documentary have found a large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger, NASA says. In a news ...

NASA has yet to set a firm launch date for the final flight of space shuttle Discovery, after an hours-long meeting today to review technical issues that have grounded the orbiter for over a month.

NASA shook off a month of delays to launch its 125th shuttle mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery will spend the next 13 days in orbit, speeding around the Earth at 17,500 miles ...

A new front has opened in the battle over space shuttle Discovery, and the fight has made its way to the Justice Department. The two Texas Senators trying to mandate the relocation of Discovery from ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The thousands of people who helped build and maintain an intrepid spacecraft over 30 years are now facing the difficult task of saying goodbye to space shuttle Discovery and to ...

NASA's space shuttle was a large, heavy vehicle, and needed an even larger, heavier low-wing aircraft to transport it across ...

NASA was sounding upbeat Thursday after the shuttle Discovery docked at the international space station; earlier, it after performed a back flip to let astronauts photograph its underbelly to check ...