Space Shuttle Enterprise was the first orbiter built for NASA’s Space Shuttle program, but unlike the spacecraft that followed, it never reached orbit. Built primarily for approach and landing tests, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air over Florida, killing all seven ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air, killing all seven crew members ...

On September 17, 1976, NASA revealed the Enterprise—its first space shuttle, named after Star Trek's starship. Discover how this pioneering craft shaped American spaceflight history.

When I was an aerospace engineer working on the NASA Space Shuttle Program, trust was mission-critical. Every bolt, every line of code, every system had to be validated and tested carefully, or the ...

The timing of any return to flight depends on how fast NASA’s hurricane-damaged Michoud plant in New Orleans can get back to full strength, space agency officials said. The shuttles’ massive external ...

Orlando Sentinel photographer Joe Burbank caught an amazing photo of the final flight over the Magic Kingdom’s Space Mountain as the sun was rising, while then staff photographer Red Huberr, now ...

The space shuttle system has been modified many times since the first launch of space shuttle Columbia in 1981. During the 1980s, major upgrade programs were established to respond to problems and ...