There is a long process to get the Space Shuttle into orbit around the Earth, primarily taking place at Kennedy Space Center ...

Once in orbit, the Space Shuttle orbiter transformed into a sophisticated mobile outpost. It featured 44 thrusters for ultra-precise maneuvering, a powerful robotic arm capable of fine movements in ...

This ambitious shuttle orbiter concept was a post-Apollo pipe dream we never got. This article was originally featured on The Drive. ... 2011, it marked the end of the line for the Space Shuttle.

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.

Space shuttle Endeavour is lifted into the sky, takes final position as star of new museum wing. ... The orbiter was enclosed to protect it from work site pollution and the elements.

A NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter re-enters the Earth's atmosphere at about 75 miles above sea level and speeds close to 17,500 mph. When slowing down to its landing speed of about 215 mph, the orbiter ...

American space agency NASA conducted the first full duration hot fire of a brand-new RS-25 rocket engine since the hardware ...

The other is a NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter, which is much more bulbous and has proportionally smaller engines. The jet is labeled: "This is the design that an airplane needs to reach a top speed of ...

The full-scale space shuttle orbiter replica came to St. Cloud from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will likely be used to simulate a virtual, data-based spaceflight experience, LVX ...

Should the city of Houston, which proudly bills itself as "Space City," have a prized Space Shuttle orbiter on public display? More than a decade ago, arguably, the answer was yes.