The United States once poured money and political capital into a spaceplane concept that promised to take off from a runway, ...

WATCHING the Space ­Shuttle Columbia hurtling skywards at 17,000mph, Dr Jonathan Clark felt a conflicting mix of emotions. As part of the Nasa ground control team, he was excited and proud to see a ...

Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit. It was a project ...

A GROUNDBREAKING new sci-fi space plane is gearing up for orbit as it undergoes final tests. NASA and Sierra Space's Dream Chaser - the world's only commercial spacecraft - is slated to head to the ...

With NASA retiring its space shuttle program after three decades of service, American astronauts will face a gap in spaceflight until commercial vehicles are deemed safe and ready to take spaceflyers ...

Seven names will forever be etched into the NASA history books: Commander Francis R. 'Dick' Scobee, Pilot Michael J. Smith, Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik and Ronald E.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Nasa has slashed the asking price for its soon-to-be-redundant space shuttles from 42 million dollars (£25.8 million) to 28.8 million dollars (£17.7 million). The shuttles are for sale once they stop ...

17:52, Fri, Dec 8, 2023 Updated: 19:22, Fri, Dec 8, 2023 NASA are set to launch a space shuttle on Christmas Eve that will take the first US lander to the moon in more than half a century.

The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it Enterprise – here's how Star Trek fans persuaded him. It's 17 September 1976. The ...

The family of astronaut Laurel Clark appears on a new BBC documentary, talking about their heartbreaking loss WATCHING the Space ­Shuttle Columbia hurtling skywards at 17,000mph, Dr Jonathan Clark ...