On April 7, 1983, astronauts took the first spacewalk outside of a space shuttle during mission STS-6. This was the maiden ...

Operating in orbit demands engineering solutions beyond what any airliner or rocket could offer—and the Space Shuttle ...

there were printers aboard the Space Shuttle, and the story behind them is fascinating. The push for printers in space came from the combined forces of NASA’s love for checklists and the need ...

While they were in space, a NASA space shuttle disintegrated as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and killed all seven astronauts on board in an incident that became known as the Columbia disaster.

Not only does this epic set let you recreate your very own scale model of the Space Shuttle Discovery, it also comes with a Hubble Telescope. Price: $199.99 / £169.99 Model number: 10283 Number ...

Ethel L. Lee, also known as "Space Shuttle Ethel," turned 99 years old. Ethel's family, Supervisor Janice Hahn and the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey celebrated her birthday and ...

In 1993, Russia joined the programme, leading to a two-phase development: Phase 1 (1995-1998): NASA and Russian cosmonauts worked together on the Mir Orbital Station, with 11 Space Shuttle ...

"This milestone confirms that our space station design is technically sound and safe for astronaut crewed operations." The Starlab commercial space station project is moving toward the production ...

Two NASA astronauts have returned to Earth after spending nine months stranded in space. Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore departed the International Space Station (ISS) early on Tuesday morning ...

Good morning. April showers will give us a good soak today, with wind gusts and a high around 53. Lovely weather for ducks, if you’re a not terribly critical duck. More rain overnight, with more gusts ...

The US Space Force has a contract worth up to US$60 million to develop and fly a kind-of aircraft carrier in space. No, it's not the result of a major typo. It's intended as a way to station space ...

The growth in the population of satellites and debris in orbit, driven by megaconstellations like SpaceX’s Starlink, has provided a new impetus to efforts to better model how space weather ...