CHANTILLY, Va. — Could Space Shuttle Discovery be cut into pieces? In a letter sent to Congressional leaders, the Smithsonian warns the beloved historic gem in Virginia could be taken apart if the ...

Discovery has been on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum for more than a decade. Now, Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn want to bring it to Texas. reading time 3 minutes The ...

View of Space Shuttle Discovery on display in the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, May 3, 2012. The Shuttle Remote Manipulator Arm is ...

NASA whistleblowers claim that President Donald Trump’s drastic changes to the space agency are imperiling safety to such a degree that insiders have become “very concerned that we’re going to see an ...

ANNISTON — Donoho School and the Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama have formalized a new partnership that will bring immersive STEM education and simulated space missions to Donoho ...

Being in orbit is great. Not so much if you want a carbonated beverage Andrew J. Ross These two cola cans—which were customized for use aboard the space shuttle—are in the permanent collection of the ...

The University of Colorado Boulder will rename the Williams Village East residence hall to Onizuka Hall in honor of alumnus and astronaut Ellison Onizuka, who died on the failed space shuttle ...

The University of Colorado Board of Regents voted unanimously to rename the Williams Village East residence hall the Onizuka Hall to honor CU Boulder graduate and astronaut Ellison Shoji Onizuka, who ...

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An Ocean County school district is seeking a buyer for the middle school named for astronaut Christa McAuliffe that permanently closed in June. The Jackson school district is setting a minimum asking ...

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 ...