The Space Shuttle was launched into orbit piggybacking a large rocket-booster launch vehicle and would perform its duties in Earth orbit before entry and landing like a regular aircraft.

The Space Force's top-secret aircraft has been in a highly ... likely at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Runway.

Individuals and families wanted to witness space shuttles return to Earth. The location was Edwards Air ... s top spot for military test flights. On the day before each shuttle landing, Edwards ...

Nick Charles: On April 14th, the Space Shuttle ... that afternoon landing time was established, it was none too certain. Weather conditions were not optimal here at Edwards Air Force Base.

The plane and cargo circled over Santa Maria and Lompoc before landing on time at the base. The brand new space shuttle Discovery visited Vandenberg Air Force Base on Nov. 6, 1983. Lines of ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

Live updates from Tuesday's SpaceX Maxar 3 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and ...

The US Space Shuttle program is dead and buried. The orbiters can now be found in their permanent homes in the Air and Space Museum ... Launching and landing in California would require a cross ...

R: The Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise inside of Marshall Space Flight ... Approach and Landing Tests (ALT). A tail cone over the main engine area of Enterprise smoothed out turbulent air flow during ...