Seven astronauts climbed aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday in a practice run for a mission to deliver equipment needed to prepare the International Space Station for a larger crew.

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This stunning astronaut photo shows the last time one of NASA's iconic space shuttles photobombed astronauts' view of Earth as the spacecraft docked with the ISS. NASA's Space Shuttle Program included ...

In 1984, NASA astronauts undertook a daring mission to recover two stranded satellites, Westar 6 and Palapa B-2, using innovative techniques and tools. This unique operation not only highlighted ...

Inspiration Space Port, a family destination, is headed to St. Cloud. Planning is underway for this year-round family destination that will bring Shuttle Inspiration, a full-scale space shuttle ...

If it were up to the crew of STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program, they would have kept flying. Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A on ...

Now retired, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) were a pair of planes designed to transport orbiters from their landing sites back to Kennedy Space Center throughout the Space Shuttle Program, one of ...

HIGH POINT, N.C., Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins, who was the first woman to pilot a space shuttle and the first woman to command a space mission, will deliver ...

With SpaceX now launching its reusable Falcon 9 rocket up to several times a week, the U.S. company has quickly become a giant of global spaceflight. It's a far cry from the days of America's Space ...