In the 1990s, NASA and Lockheed Skunk Works chased a fully reusable space shuttle replacement with the X-33 and VentureStar, promising radically cheaper access to orbit. This deep dive follows the ...

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

"We need to continue our vigilance for every flight, for every mission." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Even before NASA removed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) would need to be cut into ...

Los Angeles, CA – July 25, 2006 The Space Frontier Foundation issued a white paper today stating that NASA’s multi-billion dollar post-space shuttle transportation plans are in the initial stages of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Discovery's astronauts surveyed their ship Tuesday for signs of launch damage, but the job was complicated by the failure of the space shuttle's big dish antenna. The antenna ...

SHANNON AIRPORT WAS proposed as a potential “emergency landing” site for the NASA Space Shuttle after a change in the launch plans for the now-defunct spacecraft some thirty years ago.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Discovery's astronauts surveyed their ship Tuesday for signs of launch damage, but the job was complicated by the failure of the space shuttle's big dish antenna. Without the ...