Reaching Earth’s orbit is a complex, high-stakes engineering challenge, and the Space Shuttle was one of the most advanced ...

The three parts that made up the space shuttle were the orbiter - the part that resembled an aeroplane, the large orange external tank and the 2 solid rocket boosters.

The Space Shuttle launched to space strapped to a massive external fuel tank and a pair of solid rocket boosters, but it too contributed to the thrust it needed to escape Earth's gravity.

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov breathed earthly ...

NASA's newest space shuttle, Atlantis, made its public debut during a rollout ceremony at the Rockwell International ...

The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days.

One also featured a Buddha statue as a "space temple." This three-stage solid-fuel rocket is a new creation from Space One, established six years ago. It developed it with technical cooperation ...

Thankfully, SpaceX's Falcon 9 ship is on its way to the ISS and bring them home in a matter of days after the initial rocket ...

Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are expected to return to Earth on Sunday, March 16. Thanks to a carefully ...

The parts for a 1972 full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being reassembled and restored for display. The City of Downey, California began relocating "Inspiration." ...