Although the Space Shuttle was capable of rocket-powered rides to space, it required the help of a Boeing 747 for earthbound ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Downey, CA - October 17: A crown washes as movers transport pieces of the Space Shuttle Inspiration, a full-scale mock-up of a ...

When NASA needed a taxi service for its roughly 100-ton space shuttles, it couldn't exactly call an Uber. The agency needed a plane powerful enough for the job. It dug around, and the two candidates ...

NASA has clarified that any attempt to move the Discovery space shuttle from Virginia to Texas could not involve its disassembly—more or less making the project impossible. Texas Republican Senator ...

What is the SpaceX Starship? The fully reusable Starship super-heavy-lift launch vehicle is the latest innovation from SpaceX—designed to reduce both waste and overall cost in aerospace flights.

The final journey for the last space shuttle ever built is complete. Set against the black backdrop of the night sky, a crane hoisted a white shrink-wrapped Endeavour 200 feet overhead before gently ...