The Discovery, recently completed at Palmdale ... The Air Force has spent $2.5 billion to build the space shuttle launch complex. Construction included the pouring of 250,000 cubic yards of ...

29, 1998, space shuttle Discovery carried 77-year-old John Glenn ... foam insulation had struck the shuttle’s left wing during launch, causing critical damage that ultimately led to the disaster.

NASA holds a Day of Remembrance to pay respect to the lives lost while working to further the understanding of space. This includes the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia.

In addition to the 1968 launch of Apollo 5, the first Canadian woman launched into space onboard shuttle Discovery in 1992.

NASA observed its annual Day of Rembrance today honoring those who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration.

Sault Ste. Marie’s Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman, the second Canadian, and the first neurologist in space 33 ...

Construction on Endeavour commenced in 1987, using spare parts from Discovery and Atlantis. Final assembly finished in July 1990, and the shuttle was shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in May ...

NASA sets aside a poignant moment to reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of exploration. This year’s ...

This manoeuvre was developed by NASA engineers for safety purposes after the 2003 Columbia disaster, in which damage to the heat shield during launch ... by Space Shuttle Discovery during the ...