NASA's storied space shuttle program experienced extraordinary triumphs and heartbreaking tragedies during its 30-year history. We reflect on the most memorable missions of this groundbreaking era.

The number of space visitors peaked in the 1990s, when NASA flew an average of six space shuttle missions a year, each usually carrying five to seven astronauts. The first shuttle launched in 1981 ...

O-ring erosion on Discovery would have disastrous effects a year later It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first dedicated Department of Defense Space Shuttle mission, after which engineers ...

The Moon and asteroids are at the top of the mission list for a number of agencies ... that’s similar to the Air Force’s tiny X-37 space shuttle, is designed to carry out various scientific ...

All 135 missions launched from the state's Cape Canaveral, with almost half landing there as well. "This design presents an image of a NASA space shuttle lifting off from Launch Complex 39 at ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.

Major documentary looks at the mistakes that led to the Columbia space shuttle disaster. Here's how to watch "The Space ...

25 years ago, NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on mission STS-99 with the groundbreaking Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) onboard. Among the crew was German ESA astronaut Gerhard Thiele.

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia ... The flight was the shuttle program’s 25th mission and the first time a ...

Florida (at top) and Texas dollar coins in the U.S. Mint's American Innovation series celebrating the space shuttle and Mission Control, respectively, to be released in 2025. | Credit: United ...