The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part …

The Space Shuttle From the first launch on April 12, 1981 to the final landing on July 21, 2011, NASA's space shuttle fleet flew 135 missions, helped construct the International Space Station …

Want to see a real-life space shuttle? Here's where to get your NASA shuttle fix in museums across the United States.

Below you’ll find a guide to each of the Space Shuttle locations around the U.S.; today you can visit five shuttles, three of which flew to space during the almost 30 years of NASA’s Shuttle …

The Space Shuttle was NASA’s workhorse for 30 years. But despite all its features, it had some fatal flaws.

The space shuttle, oficially called the Space Transportation System (STS), began its flight career with Columbia roaring off Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on …

The International Space Station as seen from Atlantis during STS-135, the final mission in the 30-year space shuttle program. Credit: NASA