Space shuttle Atlantis is marking its own final plannedflight by flying its flag. Thousands of the red, white, and blue"ATLANTIS" flags, miniatures of the type flown over the launch padeach time ...

Three women are flying aboard space shuttle Discovery. With another female astronaut awaiting them at the International Space Station, that makes for a record-setting four women in space at the same ...

Living legend John Glenn says America should keep flying its space shuttle fleet rather than paying Russia to haul Americans to and from the International Space Station. The country's shuttle fleet is ...

I’ve been a space enthusiast for as long as I can remember. I was born in the same year as Apollo 11. I made my family interrupt a holiday in France so I could listen to the launch of the first Space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ? The six astronauts who flew back toEarth aboard shuttle Atlantis Wednesday said their trip was a blast, and theywish they could ride a space shuttle again. But the spaceflyers ...

Seeing the space shuttle flying on top of its modified 747 carrier is rare. This image of Endeavour riding it over the Mojave a few days ago, however, is absolutely awesome. Updated with 1600px-wide ...

The space shuttle Endeavour is back on its way to Florida following an overnight stay in Fort Worth. The shuttle's ferry flight lifted off shortly after 11 a.m. from the Naval Air Station Joint ...

Growing up in the USA in the 1960s I was captivated by the space programme as we raced the Soviet Union to the Moon. Most of my generation can tell you where they were when Neil Armstrong and Buzz ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Discovery ended its career as the world’s most flown spaceship Wednesday, returning from orbit for the last time and taking off in a new direction as a ...

Swedish marine technology company Candela is showing off the first images of its P-12 Shuttle flying electric ferry that is expected to begin production later this year. The flying electric boat rides ...

People who travel along Highfield Road in Farnworth will spot a number of things; shops, a medical practice, schools, a community centre, and of course houses. That has largely been the case for the ...