At 4:53pm EST Tuesday 24th February, Discovery blasted off two minutes and fifty-three seconds late for its final launch into space. After a tense few moments with an Air Force computer problem, ...

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Space shuttle Endeavour and the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft landed at Ellington Field in Houston this morning to complete the first day of its trek from Florida to Los Angeles where the shuttle will be ...

There has always been a special connection between space shuttle Endeavour and California, where it was built. The California Science Center is learning just how special. Complete Coverage: Space ...

The arrival of Endeavour in Los Angeles last week has been described by many as the final note in the coda to NASA’s shuttle program. To commemorate its end, we turned to the program’s beginnings, ...

LOS ANGELES – It’s a surreal sight residents won’t soon forget: a hulking space shuttle strutting down city streets, pausing every so often to get its bearings as it creeps toward retirement.

As the final flights of the Space Shuttle draw near, already some of us are awash in nostalgia for the winged beast, not withstanding its ruinous cost. For nearly a majority of Americans now living, ...

PORTSMOUTH — Through the eyes of a child, the one happy part of what is a national tragedy is highlighted. On Feb. 1, the world watched in horror as the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in midair.

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LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — There was always been a special connection between space shuttle Endeavour and California, where it was built. The California Science Center is learning how special. The Los ...