However, soon after the telescope started snapping pictures ... when space shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian space station Mir. During this historic STS-71 mission, Atlantis delivered ...

NASA says it was one of the most challenging spacewalks in the history of the space program. The shuttle program is best remembered for launching satellites, visiting Mir and building the ...

Numerous photos and videos posted on ... afternoon sky in a scene reminiscent of the shuttle Columbia's breakup in 2003 and the Russian Mir space station's intentional re-entry and disintegration ...

Numerous photos and videos posted on ... afternoon sky in a scene reminiscent of the shuttle Columbia's breakup in 2003 and the Russian Mir space station's intentional re-entry and disintegration ...

NASA ‘s Marshall Space Flight Center hosted four astronauts on Jan. 29 at the Marshall Activities Building 4316.

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...

it is with deep, heartfelt sorrow. I address you here this afternoon at 11:40 a.m. This morning Space program experienced a national tragedy with the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

The seven astronauts were killed when the shuttle broke apart on Jan. 28, 1986. (NASA) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER ... If you have pictures or video you would like to share, you can add it to our ...

Sierra Space's "mini shuttle" Dream Chaser space plane may make ... use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to grapple the spacecraft and dock it to an Earth-facing port," a NASA press release said of ...

WASHINGTON — It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle explosion, one of NASA's most devastating tragedies. NASA's Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds after lifting off on Jan. 28 ...