NASA's Space Shuttle program was a great idea in concept, but flawed execution led to its demise. Here are the problems it ...

The U.S. space shuttle Discovery is set to launch to the International Space Station July 1, a decision that has caused controversy. The space agency, NASA, is sending the ship up for the first time ...

Rockets have always been a major part of getting people into space, but NASA's space shuttles had very specific missions and ...

Now retired, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) were a pair of planes designed to transport orbiters from their landing sites back to Kennedy Space Center throughout the Space Shuttle Program, one of ...