Space Shuttle : Discovery News

Cancer Claims Five-Time Shuttle Astronaut

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Feb 8, 2012 03:38 AM ET | 0

Former astronaut Janice Voss, one of only six women to make five forays into space, died Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. Read more

Cancer Claims Five-Time Shuttle Astronaut

Shuttle Columbia Crew Remembered

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Feb 1, 2012 11:01 AM ET | 0

It's nine years since Columbia fell from the sky, ending the lives of Kalpana Chawla, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Ilan Ramon, David Brown, William McCool and Michael Anderson. Read more

NASA Marks Solemn Day of Remembrance

Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:55 PM ET | 0

NASA marked a trio of space tragedies with ceremonies on Thursday and Friday, commemorating the astronauts who lost their lives in accidents. Read more

Newt Skywalker: Less NASA, More Space

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:11 AM ET | 0

Moon base and prize money top Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's to-do list for space exploration. Read more

New Mission for Secret Spaceplane?

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:26 AM ET | 0

The military's miniature space shuttle could pave the way for ships to fly cargo and crew to the space station. Read more

Shuttle's Assembly Building Open to the Public

Posted by Jason Major Fri Oct 28, 2011 07:52 PM ET | 0

Starting Nov. 1, NASA will offer tours of its gigantic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to visitors at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. Here's what to expect. Read more

Shuttle's Assembly Building Open to the Public

SpaceX Dragon 2 Arrives at Launch Site

Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Oct 25, 2011 07:22 PM ET | 0

After a drive across the country, SpaceX's Dragon spaceship arrived in Florida for a mission to prove the private sector has the right stuff to take over a traditional government role of flying in orbit. Read more

Meet the Man Who Wants to Mine the Moon

Posted Wed Oct 19, 2011 12:26 PM ET | 0

Billionaire Naveen Jain thinks that the moon's precious minerals as well as its mystique are worth exploration. Read more

Virgin Galactic Snares NASA Shuttle Ops Guru

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:57 AM ET | 0

Virgin Galactic, the startup of the world's first commercial spaceliner SpaceShipTwo, has caught the eye of NASA's shuttle operations chief, Mike Moses. Read more

Virgin Galactic Snares NASA Shuttle Ops Guru

An Awe-Inspiring Space Station Odyssey: Photos

Posted Thu Sep 29, 2011 04:40 PM ET | 0

NASA astronaut Ron Garan spent five and a half months on the space station, here are some of the most dazzling views he saw through his camera lens. Read more

Armstrong to NASA: You're Embarrassing

Posted Thu Sep 22, 2011 03:39 PM ET | 0

The first man on the moon has spoken out against NASA saying the U.S. space agency is in an 'embarrassing' state. Read more

Monster Rocket To Travel to Mars

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:35 AM ET | 0

After a year of occasionally public wrangling with Congress, the Obama Administration on Wednesday unveiled its plan for a new NASA rocket intended to fly astronauts and cargo to Mars. Read more