SpaceX recently released an update regarding Starship and its Human Landing System variant. This variant of the Starship is set to be one of th ...

In the vast silence of space, where every second counts and precision isn't just a luxury—it's survival—astronauts have long ...

Humans have been in space onboard the ISS continuously for 25 years. As the station nears its end, new commercial habitats are lining up to take its place ...

Archaeologists have studied how astronauts use the International Space Station to improve its potential future successors.

Historian Valerie Neal reveals how women astronauts transformed NASA and redefined what it means to explore space.

In 1978, Ride and five other women became the first group of female astronauts in the U.S. A new book by a longtime curator ...

In a letter to Congress, museum officials have warned the shuttle may need to be partially disassembled in order to be ...

In a pivotal step forward for an increase in commercial spaceflight from the West Coast, the Department of the Air Force (DAF ...

The Space Shuttle Discovery is currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center outside Washington. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A provision in ...

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 ...

On October 11, 2012, NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour embarked on its arduous, 12-mile journey from an airplane hangar to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. The iconic spacecraft had just ...

CHANTILLY, Va. — Could Space Shuttle Discovery be cut into pieces? In a letter sent to Congressional leaders, the Smithsonian warns the beloved historic gem in Virginia could be taken apart if the ...