CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis and six veteran astronauts blasted off on Friday from the Kennedy Space Centre to deliver a Russian module and spare parts to the ...

NASA Administrator Mike Griffin reiterated Tuesday that the US space agency will not launch shuttle Atlantis if the problem of insulation foam remain unsolved. Speaking at a press conference at ...

Visitors to the Shuttle Atlantis exhibition can try their hand at simulators modeling space shuttle dockings, robotic arm operations, and landings. The simulators were built to closely resemble the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off its seaside launch pad on Monday, loaded with spare parts to keep the International Space Station flying after the ...

Kennedy Space Center is moving toward key launch milestones for the next shuttle mission even as Discovery is continuing its mission to the International Space Station. The STS-115 Atlantis flight ...

Forecasters said there is a 70 percent chance of good weather for the scheduled afternoon launch of space shuttle Atlantis. It will be Atlantis’ final voyage to the International Space Station.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - NASA launch controllers have decided to begin loading liquid fuel into Atlantis' massive external tank in anticipation of a possible morning launch. The shuttle is ...

HOUSTON, June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA is providing continuous television and Internet coverage of space shuttle Atlantis' mission, STS-117, to the International Space Station. NASA ...

Walking below the shuttle Atlantis on display, the orbiter's protective heat shield tiles are visible, dinged and scratched from traveling through Earth's atmosphere. A slide in the Space Shuttle ...