Explore the workings of a Space Shuttle in orbit, focusing on its systems, functionalities, and mechanics. This 3D animation provides an in-depth look at how the shuttle operates in space.

The Space Shuttle era ended with Atlantis’s final flight on July 21, 2011, closing a major chapter in space exploration. For ...

A satellite dish that extends from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Discovery mysteriously failed Thursday morning, leaving the seven-member crew without a radar used for navigation and without any ...

In 1975, a meet-up between American and Soviet spacefarers in orbit showed that the superpowers could work together. Its ...

The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it ...

Over three decades, the U.S. space shuttle program has racked up an amazing set of accomplishments. ... 3,513,638: The weight in pounds of cargo that NASA's space shuttles have launched into orbit.

Like Spacelab, which was only used when the space shuttle was in orbit, Gateway will only be human-tended. It will not a continuous crew like on board the International Space Station.

The space shuttle era was a time of many firsts for space exploration. Most prominently, it marked the regular usage of the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into low Earth orbit. In its ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is seen being released into Earth orbit by the STS-31 crew aboard space shuttle Discovery in April 1990. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Space.

Space Shuttle Columbia made its first voyage into space 40 years ago today on April 12, 1981, starting the shuttle program’s 30-year run as NASA’s workhorse of human space flight. At 7 a.m ...

The spacecraft will operate in orbit for “a period of time” before returning to a designated landing site in China. During its flight, reusable technologies will be “verified” and space ...