Space shuttle Discovery stands bathed in light ahead of its last launch into space on Feb. 24, 2011 on NASA's STS-133 mission. Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 crew arrived on the Shuttle Landing ...

The shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a mobile launch platform carried by an Apollo-era crawler transporter, was hauled to the launch pad overnight Monday for work to ready the ship for blastoff Nov. 1 ...

The Space Shuttle Discovery, which launched on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, blasted off into space en route for a rendezvous with the International Space Station. The shuttle carries not only the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Due to cold temperatures that are expected to continue throughout the weekend, NASA managers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida now are targeting the start of shuttle ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station with a launch at 6:21 a.m. EDT on April 5 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in ...

This afternoon marks a historic moment for NASA's space shuttle Discovery. Today will be the 39th and final time it will launch from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. After nearly three ...

A more robust shuttle program with demonstrated autonomous repair capability critical for approval of a final Hubble servicing mission and completion of the International Space Station are the big ...

Delivery of the Japanese Kibo module to the International Space Station and the safe return of Discovery and its STS-124 crew June 14 opens the way for the final 10 missions of the shuttle program, ...

Space Shuttle Discovery’s crew of seven have boarded the Orbiter as the countdown continues smoothly towards the 1948GMT launch of International Space Station logistics mission STS-121. Launching from ...

International Space Station (ISS) mission STS-121 ended today when Space Shuttle Discovery touched down at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida at 1314GMT (pictured below). Discovery launched on 4 July ...

Amateur astronomer Tony Hoffman of New York City took this long-exposure photo of the shuttle Discovery (right light line) and International Space Station as they flew over Flushing Meadows Park in ...