Much of the shuttle’s storied history was written in Houston, home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center. But today, Discovery rests ...

China's new Haolong space cargo shuttle. See it launch in this animation. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central ...

The space shuttle program was marked by triumphs and failures, including the 2003 Columbia disaster. The tragedies left a lasting mark on the perception of risks in space.

To get ready for Endeavour's grand move, crews will begin installation of the base of the shuttle's full stack on July 20 at the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.

Get ready for the last big transport of space shuttle equipment to the California Science Center, a two-day spectacle that will traverse seven freeways from the Mojave Desert to South Los Angeles ...

The space shuttle Endeavour will move into a vertical position at a California museum, complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. Here's what the $400 million project entails.

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, killing all aboard. Among the seven crew members was Christa ...

Space Shuttle Challenger launched for its weeklong mission on April 29, 1985. Because there was so much research to conduct inside Spacelab, the crew was broken into two groups, each operating a ...

The shuttle mockup Inspiration measures 35 by 122 feet and, while it never went to space, had an outsized impact on the space program and on Los Angeles history.