CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Take a walk around the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Space Hangar to get an inside-look at the most accomplished Space Shuttle.

A former NASA astronaut turned US senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that his two rides to space remain on display in the Smithsonian. “Why should hundreds of millions of taxpayer ...

NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...

When the Space Shuttle lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in 1981, it was the first reusable spacecraft. The massive orange external fuel tank was the major component designed to be destroyed on ...

In the 1980s, the Soviet Union unveiled the Buran, a massive space shuttle built to rival NASA’s own. With an almost identical design but unique capabilities, it became a Cold War symbol of ambition ...