Retired Canadian Space Agency astronaut Marc Garneau describes the time he picked up a spinning satellite in space known as ...

A Long Island kid who loved Charlie Brown and the New York Mets would one day repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

The California Science Center will show Endeavour in launch position for the first time on Nov. 13, and the effort behind it ...

In 1991, NASA sent 2,478 jellyfish polyps into orbit. Their space-born offspring came home unable to tell up from down.

Veteran astronaut John Young of Orlando and rookie Bob Crippen flew Columbia into orbit on its second launch attempt, ending ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour during a preview of the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science ...

NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's how a pair of 747s helped.

Downey’s Columbia Memorial Space Center is restoring a 1970s-era mockup that was the foundation for the design of all NASA’s ...

With SpaceX now launching its reusable Falcon 9 rocket up to several times a week, the U.S. company has quickly become a giant of global spaceflight. It's a far cry from the days of America's Space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Discovery landed safely at its home base in Florida on Tuesday, wrapping up one of NASA's last cargo runs and servicing missions to the ...