Preparations for the inaugural flight of space shuttle Columbia passed a major milestone at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 29, 1980, with the rollout of the vehicle stack from the Vehicle ...

At the time, NASA was preparing to launch the space shuttle, Atlantis, in June 1995 on a mission to dock with the Russian Mir ...

SaxaVord on the northernmost inhabited island of Unst is home to the UK’s only licensed ‘vertical launch’ spaceport.

A computer-generated video shows two of the SOviet Union's never-realized space projects, the Buran spaceplane and the Mir-2 ...

OWEGO, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Town of Owego formally recognized the installation of a commemorative sign at the base of Forest ...

The space agency aims to send four astronauts around the moon early next year—and bring them safely home through intense heat ...

The creator of the futuristic Orion capsule, the only spacecraft capable of speeding aeronauts to the Moon, is set to begin ...

This January, NHPR marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger shuttle disaster with a multi-part series honoring the life, ...

There are huge gaps in our knowledge of how to survive space. A lab in north east England is trying to change that.

The new year should be a time for renewal and relief. Whatever happens next, at least the previous year is done, so that’s a ...

The largest military runways in the world are dominated by the United States, especially if dual-use runways are excluded.

With their thrilling sci-fi aesthetics, spaceplanes are an attractive alternative to rockets. They are attractive in ...