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 ...

From 1981 to 2011, the space shuttle flew 135 missions and carried 355 people into space. It launched satellites. It deployed (then later fixed) the Hubble Telescope. It was instrumental in building ...

The space shuttle Endeavour began the first part of its journey to its final resting place Thursday, an effort more than a decade in the making after arriving at the California Science Center museum ...

The final journey for the last space shuttle ever built is complete. Set against the black backdrop of the night sky, a crane hoisted a white shrink-wrapped Endeavour 200 feet overhead before gently ...

A state grant to support the shuttle has run out, and Roanoke County is considering how to continue funding the service.

UPDATE: Space shuttle Discovery is on its way to Washington, D.C. Read the latest story: Space Shuttle Discovery Takes Off on Final Flight to the Smithsonian CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Look up! It's a ...