A chapter in United States history closed this morning as the Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down for the final time. The return flight was successful, with excellent weather easing the crew's ...

Space Shuttle Atlantis launched into space for the last time on the STS-135 mission. STS-135 was the 33rd flight of Atlantis, ...

At a time when money is too tight for NASA’s science exploration endeavors, Texas senators are willing to pour millions into ...

The Smithsonian Institution is fighting efforts by Texas lawmakers to relocate the retired space shuttle Discovery from ...

If you're visiting Florida, there's no reason why you shouldn't find the time to add the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to your itinerary - here's why it's a good day out ...

Moving Discovery was the goal of legislation brought earlier this year by Texas Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, who said in April that Houston's long ties to the space program should have ...

There are about three Space Shuttle orbiters currently in operation - Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, which are all designed to fly at least 100 missions.

Happy Birthday, Kennedy Space Center! On July 1, 1962, NASA established the Launch Operations Center — which was later renamed the Kennedy Space Center — on the east coast of Florida. After ...

NASA's retired Space Shuttle Discovery could be on the move from Virginia to Texas under a provision in the GOP's so-called ...

The GOP spending and tax bill would move the Space Shuttle Discovery from its current home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex, the Udvar-Hazy Center, in Virginia to the ...

Happy Birthday, Kennedy Space Center! On July 1, 1962, NASA established the Launch Operations Center — which was later renamed the Kennedy Space Center — on the east coast of Florida. After ...