Led by commander Mark Polansky, the astronauts will run through emergency escapes from the launch pad, practise landing on Kennedy Space Center's runway and learn how to put out fires on the shuttle.

NASA managers are meeting Wednesday to consider a new launch date for the space shuttle Discovery's much-delayed mission to the International Space Station. The U.S. space agency has pushed back the ...

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

HOUSTON — NASA is now taking the first steps to bring Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston. The agency is asking for feedback on how to safely transport the historic spacecraft from the Smithsonian in ...

The Space Shuttle Discovery, one of the most flown orbiters in NASA history, is at the center of an escalating political fight over whether the spacecraft should be pulled from the Smithsonian’s ...

Space Shuttle Discovery on display at the Smithsonian. NASA is beginning the process of potentially relocating Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian in Virginia to Houston. The federal space ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Johnson Space Center is one of Houston's top attractions and a major destination for visitors. "Just being able to view actual equipment is just really amazing," one ...