Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident are marking that tragic day 40 years ago.

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After years of lobbying, legislation and public back-and-forth, the Space Shuttle Discovery still isn't headed to Houston—and new comments from NASA's administrator suggest it may never make the trip ...

The great Texas space shuttle saga has taken a new twist: Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead NASA, indicated that the space shuttle Discovery may not move from its retirement home ...

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 WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Jared ...

Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both Republicans of Texas, want the space shuttle Discovery to be moved to Space Center Houston from its current location at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near ...

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A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

Three Chinese astronauts are stuck in space after their shuttle was used to cart another group back to Earth, leaving them in the dust. Astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang, all with the ...

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When NASA needed a taxi service for its roughly 100-ton space shuttles, it couldn't exactly call an Uber. The agency needed a plane powerful enough for the job. It dug around, and the two candidates ...

When I broke into journalism years ago as a fledgling Whittier-based high school sports reporter, one of my favorite side hobbies was asking locals what made their city famous. Downey was always an ...