Nearly 20 years ago, an iconic part of the Star Wars sci-fi film franchise made a trip aboard NASA's Space Shuttle for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Space Shuttle Discovery pictured at the 6th meeting of the National Space Council on "Leading the Next Frontier" at the ...

The National Air and Space Museum's lesser-known second location offers a larger exhibit space with over 200 historic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tug-of-war over space shuttle Discovery is becoming more volatile. Discovery — the crown jewel of the Smithsonian ...

NASA's iconic Discovery space shuttle may not be on the move any time soon. Lawmakers in Texas have long sought to relocate the historic spacecraft to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, and a ...

NASA's retired space shuttle Discovery may be removed from the Smithsonian and put on display in Houston, if two lawmakers from Texas get their way. U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX ...

Fifteen years ago today, the roar of engines and a pillar of fire lit up the Florida sky as Space Shuttle Discovery began its final journey into space.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill introduced Thursday could help bring the Space Shuttle Discovery back home to Texas. “The first word spoken from the moon was ‘Houston.’ To honor that legacy, it’s long overdue ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven rocketed into orbit this evening, setting off on a space station construction mission cut short by launch delays that dragged on ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most ...

HOUSTON — Included in President Donald Trump's budget bill passed by the U.S. Senate is a provision from Sen. John Cornyn to consider bringing the Space Shuttle Discovery to 'its rightful home' in ...