Could the final launch of a space shuttle be derailed by rain and thunderstorms? It’s looking like it. We’re heading into the space shuttle program’s final lap, the last NASA-based launch of a shuttle ...

While the launch was a first for the young brothers, it also marks the end of the decades old shuttle program, which retires after Atlantis touches down following its mission to the International ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. | With a cry from its commander to "light this fire one more time," the last shuttle thundered into orbit Friday on a cargo run that will close out three decades of triumph and ...

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Completing a tradition that dates back more than 30 space shuttle missions, the four astronauts flying on NASA's final shuttle flight added their insignia to several of the walls aboard the ...

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Henry, who camped out for two days before lift-off with seven other friends from Wise, said he has seen each of the last launches of the final fleet of orbiters take off – the Discovery in February, ...

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The last flight of the space shuttle Discovery could be pushed into next year because of concerns about cracks in the massive external fuel tank, according to reports. NASA has ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The final planned space shuttle mission, ...