Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 12:28pm
We near the end of an era with the final launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery set to happen at 4:50pm. And you can watch it live online.
Space Shuttle stories
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 12:06pm
NASA has already promised its space shuttle fleet to museums after their last launch later this year. Instead, a private company has made a proposal to buy up two of the shuttles and keep them flying commercially.
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 3:00pm
There's only one Space Shuttle launch left, which lends significance to nearly every part of the process of getting it ready. Including lifting up the external tank that contains all of the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that powers the three main space shuttle engines during liftoff.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 11:31am
What would it be like to be hanging on to a rocket booster after it was ejected from the space shuttle, falling back to Earth? Wonder no more! NASA was kind enough to attach a camera to one of them as it did just that.
Friday, June 25, 2010 - 7:49am
Officials at the Museum of Flight in Seattle must be pretty cocky. Even though NASA hasn't agreed to sell them one of the retired space shuttles yet, they're about to start building a magnificent glass case to show it off. Will the mothballed Enterprise, Endeavor or Atlantis find a final resting place in this gorgeous, lit-up jewel box case?
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 6:11am
The two Space Shuttle tragedies that killed 14 astronauts are seared into our collective memory, but there are many other scenarios that could befall the U.S. space plane. Amateur effectsmeister The Faking Hoaxer shows us the dark side of space travel, reminding us how dangerous it really is. Creepy stuff.
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 9:13am
Are you getting up early this Saturday or Sunday morning (or staying up late)? Gaze into the heavens and you'll see the International Space Station (ISS) and space shuttle Endeavor orbiting the earth in close formation at 18,000 mph. Sky...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 7:27am
We've all seen the network video of the Space Shuttle Challenger conflagration that happened 24 years ago, but this amateur video makes it more personal. "Is that trouble or not? They're not having trouble, are they? That's trouble of some...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 8:04am
Here are some tools you're not likely to find in any garages near you: the tools used by the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble telescope. Instead of a workbench, astronauts have a workstation that mounts...
Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 11:07am
I'm almost a little embarrassed to admit that I first thought this was a photo of a real space shuttle. Two Japanese LEGOsmiths used a whopping 65,000 bricks and 1,590 man hours to complete the stunning diorama, which even simulates...
