Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plans were well underway to launch the Space Shuttle at Vandenberg in the early 1980s. The shuttle was what a rocket could never ...

SpaceX Starship Flight 14, NASA launch directors and Crew-13 astronauts highlight 321 Launch, FLORIDA TODAY's weekly space ...

There is a long process to get the Space Shuttle into orbit around the Earth, primarily taking place at Kennedy Space Center ...

In U.S. human spaceflight program, the final launch decision rests with one person: the launch director. NASA's Mike Leinbach on making hardest call.

After an all-day meeting in which engineers debated technical issues that could affect the mission, managers decided to keep the shuttle’s October 23 launch date for a mission that will take a key ...

The United States is poised to send astronauts beyond Earth's orbit for the first time in more than 50 years as NASA prepares to launch its Artemis II mission, marking a major step toward returning ...

Rocket launches can be scrubbed for a variety of reasons, from technical issues to foreign objects. Retired Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach recalled scrubs caused by a ballpoint pen, boats, and ...