After Challenger reshaped NASA’s risk tolerance, Shuttle-C emerged as a bold plan to replace the orbiter with an uncrewed cargo carrier, using the existing shuttle stack to loft massive payloads for ...

In 1988-1990, I lived in Orlando, Florida, and back then it wasn't all that difficult for a writer who had published for only a couple of years (in print, in those days) to get badged to watch Space ...

A concept almost as old as the Space Shuttle itself is being considered as a replacement for NASA's Constellation programme return-to-the-Moon Ares rockets. Above: Artist's impression of a Space ...

To alert the public, my colleagues and I formed the Shuttle Advocates Team (SAT), an informal group of mostly retired Rockwell and Boeing engineers, with many years of experience working on the space ...

The Space Shuttle program was extremely expensive. Shuttle turnaround times were much slower than planned. The Space Shuttle had significant safety issues, resulting in two fatal accidents. These ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's space shuttle was the world's first reusable spacecraft. It launched like a rocket and ...

NASA Gets a $6 Billion Booster for Mars and Beyond Find hope in this, NASA, science and Mars fans: President Obama's new stance on NASA's funding will likely pump no less than $6 billion into the ...