At 15,000 feet (4,572 m) in length, the Shuttle Landing Facility was so long that it'd tower over everything but the most prominent mountain ranges in the world if stacked into the sky. Most normal ...

The Atlantis astronauts tested the shuttle's re-entry systems early Tuesday and packed for a Florida landing Wednesday, weather permitting, to close out a successful space station assembly mission, ...

While the upcoming launch of the space shuttle Discovery will mark the return to flight of NASA’s space shuttle fleet, it is only the beginning of the great care being taken to assure a successful ...

Astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery will spend another day orbiting Earth, after the scheduled landing was postponed due to bad weather in Florida. The seven-member crew is now slated to attempt ...

Shannon Airport has had many eye-catching visitors over the years. But the prospect of a NASA space shuttle hurtling towards ...

"Mission complete, Houston. After serving the world for over 30 years, the space shuttle has earned its place in history. It's come to a final stop." With those words, astronaut Christopher Ferguson ...

The space shuttle Discovery is headed for California, in pursuit of what NASA says is "excellent" weather for its return to earth. Flying upside down and backwards just off the tip of Madagascar over ...

The Space Shuttle Atlantis, led by Commander Brent Jett, is scheduled to land at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 21, completing space shuttle mission STS-115. Touchdown is ...

This NASA TV still shows the head's up display view from pilot Doug Hurley's seat on space shuttle Atlantis during the final space shuttle landing on July 21, 2011 at the Kennedy Space Center in ...

Millions along Discovery's landing route may be able to spot it in the sky. Nov. 7, 2007 — -- Millions of people along Discovery's route Wednesday may be able to get a glimpse of the shuttle as ...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. — After two false starts, the seven astronauts aboard shuttle Atlantis will finally land Sunday to end their successful repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. The only ...

NASA is considering a significant upgrade at its landing facility at New Mexico's White Sands Space Harbor, as part of the preparations for returning the space shuttle fleet to service, managers have ...