Reaching Earth’s orbit is a complex, high-stakes engineering challenge, and the Space Shuttle was one of the most advanced spacecraft ever designed to do it. This video explores the nine-minute ascent ...

When people think of a space shuttle they think of the American version – the space shuttle, or orbiter, a reusable, winged spacecraft that rode to orbit on a rocket but landed back on Earth ...

We always have it on our list to learn more about Orbiter. If you haven’t seen it, it is a hyperrealistic space simulator. Granted, you can put it in an easy mode, but its real strength is you ...

The US Space Shuttle program is dead and buried. The orbiters can now be found in their permanent homes in the Air and Space Museum, Kennedy Space Center, and the California Science Center.

The U.S. Space Force's X-37B successfully deorbited and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Friday. (U.S. Space Force via AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The U.S. military’s ...

Twenty years to the day since Yuri Gagarin flew in Vostok 1, the world’s first reusable spacecraft – and the most complex spacecraft ever built – was launched into orbit by the US.

The US Space Force's secret space plane, the X-37B, shared an image from orbit for the first time. The reusable orbital test vehicle captured the image of Earth last year during its seventh mission.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon. Blue Ghost successfully landed on the moon on ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days. Women’s NCAA Tournament not ready for ...

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