Visitors to the Shuttle Atlantis exhibition can try their hand at simulators modeling space shuttle dockings, robotic arm operations, and landings. The simulators were built to closely resemble the ...

After the foam strike doomed Space Shuttle Columbia, NASA quietly studied whether Atlantis could be rushed into orbit to rescue the crew before their air ran out. This is the sobering inside look at ...

The 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster cast a shadow over NASA's annual Day of Remembrance event inside the Space ...

NASA Fuels Up Atlantis for Final Launch Published May 14, 2010 • Updated on May 14, 2010 at 6:21 am Forecasters said there is a 70 percent chance of good weather for the scheduled afternoon launch of ...

Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off its seaside launch pad on Monday, loaded with spare parts to keep the International Space Station flying after the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - NASA launch controllers have decided to begin loading liquid fuel into Atlantis' massive external tank in anticipation of a possible morning launch. The shuttle is ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After months of delay, NASA cleared space shuttle Atlantis for a Monday launch to the Hubble Space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA called off Thursday's launch of space shuttle Atlantis after detecting problems with a pair of fuel gauges in its big external tank, a recurring problem ever since the ...

Walking below the shuttle Atlantis on display, the orbiter's protective heat shield tiles are visible, dinged and scratched from traveling through Earth's atmosphere. A slide in the Space Shuttle ...