“The crew was able to use the tool without incident or concern,” says Steve Poulos, NASA’s former manager of the shuttle’s thermal systems. Engineers are completing ground tests of how the ...

NASA scientists and engineers are using high-tech components aboard the space shuttle Discovery to painstakingly inspect the spacecraft for launch-related damage as concerns linger about a piece of ...

The space shuttle Endeavour began the first part of its journey to its final resting place Thursday, an effort more than a decade in the making after arriving at the California Science Center ...

(CNN) — Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit.

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During Endeavour's March launch (left), an officer manned these vehicle destruction switches in case the shuttle crossed the no-fly lines (see diagram below, in solid red). (Shuttle launch ...