The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part …

Operational missions launched numerous satellites, conducted science experiments in orbit, and participated in construction and servicing of the International Space Station (ISS). The first of …

The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine …

Dec 5, 2016 · The thunder of rocket engines rolled across the east coast of Florida as the Space Shuttle Columbia, mission STS-9, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on …

Mar 19, 2025 · Space shuttle Discovery (STS-31) comes in for a landing on April 29, 1990. An idea born in unsettled times becomes a feat of engineering excellence. The most complex …

Jan 13, 2025 · NASA's storied space shuttle program experienced extraordinary triumphs and heartbreaking tragedies during its 30-year history. We reflect on the most memorable missions …

Mar 3, 2025 · On Feb. 28, 1990, space shuttle Atlantis took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on STS-36, the sixth shuttle mission dedicated to the Department of …

Nov 3, 2022 · It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was …

Space shuttle Columbia was simultaneously occupying Launch Pad 39A to await the launch of the STS-61C mission, marking the first time shuttles occupied both pads. The Tracking and Data …

The Space Transportation System (STS), also known internally to NASA as the Integrated Program Plan (IPP), [1] was a proposed system of reusable crewed space vehicles envisioned …