Unlike the Space Shuttle, the exterior of Rockwell’s orbiter wasn’t defined by thousands of unique silica ceramic tiles to defend it against the heat of re-entry. Instead, it would be made of ...

A report from National Academy of Sciences released today recommends that NASA scrap plans to service the Hubble Space Telescope robotically and instead use a space shuttle to get the job done as ...

The space agency on Tuesday (Sept. 4) expanded its offer of surplus space food and space shuttle heat shield tiles, which had earlier been open only to educational organizations.Now, museums ...

The first notable use of carbon ceramic materials was for the very expensive tiles on the underside of the Space Shuttle, where they were used to resist the high temperatures produced by the ...

To get ready for Endeavour's grand move, crews will begin installation of the base of the shuttle's full stack on July 20 at the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.

Out of that, $85 million would go toward moving the shuttle to a new facility at Space Center Houston. As of July 1, the amendment passed the Senate based on a 50-50 vote split by a tie-breaking ...

In 2011, the storied space shuttle flew for the last time.Three spacecraft survive in retirement as specimens in museums around the country. But the program isn’t dead yet: Many of its parts are ...

Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003. It was the 28th mission for the orbiter, with the STS-107 crew set to carry out experiments over the ...

Jan. 31, 2013 — -- What would you tell seven astronauts if you knew their space shuttle was crippled on orbit? It was a question that faced NASA's Mission Control considered after initial ...

Parts from Endeavour and Atlantis could be put to use at the ISS. — -- What's old may be new again. NASA is salvaging several water tanks from retired space shuttles Atlantis and Endeavour ...