The US Space Shuttle program is dead and buried. The orbiters can now be found in their permanent homes in the Air and Space Museum, Kennedy Space Center, and the California Science Center. The launch ...

Discovery on Thursday will become the first spaceship of the retired US shuttle fleet to enter its permanent home as a museum artifact, marking a solemn end to the 30-year manned spaceflight program.

The Atlantis shuttle sits on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, ready for the final countdown of a three-decade long shuttle program. NBC's Tom Costello reports.July 3 ...

NEW: Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa declares "mission accomplished" Obstacles like light poles and trees delayed the shuttle's trip through L.A. Endeavour will go on public display later this month ...

The US space shuttle is part cargo truck, part passenger bus, part airplane built for orbit, and has known soaring highs and devastating lows during its 30-year career. Challenger exploded 73 seconds ...

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Discovery on Thursday will become the first spaceship of the retired US shuttle fleet to enter its permanent home as a museum artifact, marking a solemn end to the 30-year manned spaceflight program.

This story was updated at 4:21 p.m. EDT. HOUSTON – Two space station astronauts completed a jam-packed spacewalk today (July 12), the final one performed during NASA's 30-year space shuttle program.

Move over, Oscars. Take a seat, Disney. And forget the televised car chase. The space shuttle Endeavour is conquering a new frontier – the entertainment capital of the world – and it’s getting royal ...