NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...

The choice of the Boeing 747 as the primary aircraft to ferry the Space Shuttle orbiter was a decision rooted in the jumbo ...

Texas lawmakers have demanded the Discovery shuttle be moved to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but daunting technical challenges remain—and Virginia officials have dug in against the move.

Texas legislators accused the Smithsonian of potentially violating anti-lobbying laws. The Smithsonian told Congress moving ...

In the 1970s, aircraft designer John M. Conroy proposed building the world’s largest aircraft by merging two B-52 bombers ...

Space Shuttle Enterprise, piggy back on a NASA 747 Jumbo Jet, flies over Manchester Airport at 11 o'clock, sweeping in from ...

Within the next 18 months, the space shuttle Discovery may be disassembled in Washington D.C., transported more than 1,000 miles to Houston and reassembled. But not if grassroots group Keep The ...

Col. Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot and command a NASA space shuttle. Collins commanded the first flight after the 2003 Columbia tragedy, which also experienced a foam-shedding issue.

The Lego Icons NASA Space Shuttle Discovery Set is down to its lowest price ever for Prime Big Deal Days. Until the event ends on October 8, you can pick up the popular set for just $140 (was $200).

NASA and Lockheed Martin debuted their first test run of a low-volume supersonic jet that’s expected to allow air passengers to travel faster than the speed of sound.   The X-59 aircraft on ...