NASA astronaut Mike Massimino, left, and Sesame Street's Elmo speak at the STS-135 Tweetup on July 7, 2011 at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Elmo asked the astronauts questions about ...

On February 7, 1984, NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II made history by becoming the first human to float freely in space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has set the news conferences, events and operating hours for the news center for the final scheduled launch of space shuttle Discovery.

HOUSTON — NASA announced the winners of its “Original Song Contest” after six weeks of public voting. The songs will awaken the STS-134 astronauts aboard space shuttle Endeavour during their ongoing ...

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of STS-135, the final mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis and the conclusion of NASA's ...

Space Shuttle Atlantis. [Photo: NASA] Many are calling it “the end of an era”. The Space Shuttle Program is about to close its doors as NASA and the space industry goes in other directions. As the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. On July 21, 2011, space shuttle Atlantis landed for the final time at ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WhileNASA's Discovery astronauts prepare for the agency's first shuttle flight inmore than two ...

As Space Shuttle Atlantis prepares to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) for her STS-135 mission on Friday, signalling the end of the Space Shuttle era, a new era in robotic satellite ...

Ten years ago, the crew of Shuttle Atlantis was in the final phase of their Servicing Mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. STS-125 was proceeding to plan and their vehicle was deemed to be in ...

The NASA orbiter launched into space for the last time on July 8, 2011. Space Shuttle Atlantis carried its final payload to the International Space Station (ISS) after 30 years and 135 missions. The ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says blogs and tweets will be part of the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis and its mission to the International Space Station. The ...