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

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Unbeknownst to the world, as America launched its first Space Transportation system in 1981, Russia was in the middle of ...

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

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United Space Alliance (USA) successfully tested the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) steering system redundancy and load limits in conjunction with a live motor test firing at the Alliant ...

The "One Big Beautiful Bill," now enacted, directs that space shuttle Discovery be removed from the Smithsonian and placed on display at Space Center Houston by January 2027. The United States Mint is ...

In the 1970s, the USA was planning vast network of solar power stations, or SPS, to wean the country off oil and avoid using ...

At slower than a walking pace, the prototype that helped launch America’s space shuttle program paraded down Downey streets Thursday morning on its way to a temporary housing location in preparation ...

(Reuters) - Space shuttles have played a pivotal role in the U.S. space program. They made their debut in 1981 and enabled NASA to learn how to live and work in orbit. But the workhorse spacecraft ...