NASA told a Senate panel Monday that it anticipates losing 3,000 to 4,000 jobs at its launching site once the space shuttles stop flying in two more years, about half the cutback initially reported. ...more

June 24, 2008

The shuttle Discovery rolled to a stop here Saturday morning, bringing to a close a 14-day mission to the International Space Station. ...more

June 15, 2008

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and capped a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab. ...more

June 14, 2008

Discovery blasted off the pad on time and without a hitch Saturday, zipping seven astronauts on their way to the International Space Station. ...more

May 31, 2008

Capping a successful 13-day mission to the International Space Station, the crew of Atlantis glided home to a postcard touchdown at 9:07 a.m. Wednesday, setting the stage for another shuttle venture in less than three weeks. ...more

February 21, 2008

The shuttle's 13-day mission to the International Space Station ended with a trouble-free landing at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday morning. Even as Atlantis arrived safely home, NASA was readying Endeavour and Discovery for launches scheduled for March and April. ...more

February 21, 2008

It's the original fire bird, its fate for thousands of years tied to lightning storms that crackle and spark and send flames racing through scruffy-looking trees and brush. ...more

February 11, 2008

Mother Nature must be a fan of the U.S. space program, judging from her benevolence in pushing aside bad weather long enough for seven astronauts to roar into orbit. ...more

February 7, 2008

CAPE CANAVERAL – Mother Nature must be a fan of the U.S. space program, judging from her benevolence in pushing aside bad weather long enough for seven astronauts to roar into orbit. ...more

February 7, 2008

Neither wind nor rain nor hail stops the U.S. Postal Service, but they do frustrate the people trying to launch space shuttles. ...more

February 7, 2008