Lego has released another NASA-themed set; this time, a version of the US space agency's Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with a Space Shuttle perched on top. It is effectively two sets in ...

The Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise flies free after being released from NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

A new model of the prototype space shuttle Enterprise made out of LEGO bricks has debuted alongside the real-life Enterprise at the New York City Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

Last November, NASA took decisive action on its two-and-a-half-year-old plan to replace the aging space shuttle. It cut the heart out of the project.

A new flight plan has been filed for a NASA winged orbiter and its jumbo jet transport. The Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft recreates the 747 and Enterprise.

The new Lego Space Shuttle Discovery is not only a wonderfully detailed model, the build itself also feels like a crash course in advanced building techniques.

The space shuttle program was marked by triumphs and failures, including the 2003 Columbia disaster. The tragedies left a lasting mark on the perception of risks in space.

These are the voyages of the space shuttle Enterprise, boldly renamed by former President Gerald Ford after a massive letter-writing campaign from Star Trek fans.

Students gathered around model space shuttles. Teachers switched on TVs to show the often-delayed countdown. Then, in a blistering white flash, a science lesson tragically exploded into a human ...

The Enterprise was NASA's first space shuttle orbiter, and while it never flew in space, it was crucial for approach and landing tests in the late 1970s.