NASA's space shuttle was a large, heavy vehicle, and needed an even larger, heavier low-wing aircraft to transport it across ...

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space ...

Nasa's first space shuttle ever built. The enterprise was unveiled to the public on september 17th 1976 and *** year after its public unveiling, the Enterprise became the first space shuttle to fly ...

NASA's retired Space Shuttle Endeavour was carefully hoisted late Monday to be mated to a huge external fuel tank and its two solid rocket boosters at a Los Angeles museum where it will be uniquely ...

On Tuesday morning, space shuttle Discovery will become the first of NASA's three shuttles — plus a shuttle prototype — to travel to its new retirement home. NASA flew its last shuttle flight in July.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The two-day trip for the jumbo jet that gave piggy back rides to some of NASA's space shuttles came to an end this morning. It was a slow-going journey but the 747 is finally at its ...

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...

A familiar voice echoed through history with the words, "3, 2, 1, and liftoff of the shuttle Discovery and the Hubble Telescope." That proud moment marked one of NASA’s most iconic launches—Discovery ...

On Sept. 17, 1976, NASA unveiled its first space shuttle to the public, the Space Shuttle Enterprise.The unveiling took place during a public ceremony in Palmdale, California.In 1977, the Enterprise ...