space shuttle atlantis

Space shuttle Atlantis, which only five months ago flew the final mission of NASA’s 30-year shuttle program, is now being … Continued

For the last time ever, the space shuttle parted ways from the International Space Station this morning, preparing to come … Continued

Or, perhaps more accurately: Dear Congress: please fund NASA sufficiently. After witnessing first-hand the extraordinary act of putting humans into space this Friday, I've realized that the importance of our...

NASA is monitoring a piece of debris from a defunct Russian satellite that could make a close approach tomorrow to … Continued

Reflections on the passing of one era, and the dawning of another

Casting aside a week of ominous weather, space shuttle Atlantis successfully lifted off at 11:29 AM EST today from Kennedy … Continued

Plenty of gadgets we take for granted come to us via the space program — GPS, cordless tools, the Fisher … Continued

Houston snubbed, but Kennedy Space Center in Florida gets a shuttle

NASA contractor suggests private spaceflights starting in 2013

Now, to scrape together the money