The space shuttle is the “world’s first reusable spacecraft,” launching like a rocket, orbiting like a spacecraft and landing like a plane. Space shuttles could carry satellites, space probes, and ...

This video explores the intricate process of getting the Space Shuttle into orbit, primarily taking place at Kennedy Space ...

The H3 rocket was designed to carry the Michibiki No. 5 satellite, a critical component of Japan's version of a global positioning system (GPS). The mission was intended to enhance Japan's navigation ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most ...

The past decade has clearly demonstrated the superiority of private entrepreneurship over state-run spaceflight.

(TNS) — It won’t have any crew, but the U.S. Space Force is set to send the Boeing-built X-37B spacecraft — which looks like a miniature space shuttle — back for a long-duration mission to orbit ...

There’s nowhere to park right now at the International Space Station for NASA’s next Commercial Crew Program launch, but a slot should clear next week allowing for the launch of Crew-11 as early as ...

SYDNEY — China is preparing a series of tests and launches in the final quarter of 2025 crucial to its crewed moon program and commercial rocket plans. The country’s ambition to land astronauts on the ...

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan. By Kenneth Chang The launchpad Russia ...