The shuttle – officially called STS, or Space Transportation System – first flew into space on April 12, 1981, with the distinction of having not been tested with an unmanned launch first.

Space Toys & Lego NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft to lift off May 15 as Lego Icons model. ... Space Shuttle Atlantis. [Rare Last Look Inside Shuttle Atlantis (Photos)] ...

The 122-foot-long-by-35-foot-tall space shuttle mockup, named the “Inspiration,” was transported via big rig in multiple parts 0.3 miles along Bellflower Boulevard from a city maintenance yard ...

Black side down,' Lego style Lego has released another NASA-themed set; this time, a version of the US space agency's Boeing ...

The Academy movie museum bought the rare model from ... added a biggie by successfully bidding $344,000 yesterday for a rare visual-effects model of the Aries 1B Trans-Lunar Space Shuttle ...

NASA's oldest and most traveled space shuttle comes to rest at a museum for good. Discovery will be rolled into its final home today, while Enterprise will roll out on its way to NYC.

A full-size mockup of the space shuttle orbiter that was built as a contractor's showcase model before NASA decided on the spacecraft's final design is heading back on display in Downey, California.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis, the final orbiter among NASA's winged fleet to fly in space, launched on its new mission Saturday as the centerpiece of a $100 million tourist ...

A new book of rare and unpublished photos offers a unique look at the early development of NASA’s shuttle, the world’s first reusable spacecraft. CNN values your feedback 1.

The shuttle – officially called STS, or Space Transportation System – first flew into space on April 12, 1981, with the distinction of having not been tested with an unmanned launch first.

NASA’s first space shuttle was meant to be named Constitution — a nod to the United States Bicentennial that year. But a write-in campaign by “Star Trek” fans prompted President Gerald ...