Space Shuttle

The work to stand up two rockets for the launchpad-like exhibit of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour has been capped, literally and figuratively, with the addition of two nose cones.

Mary Cleave, who launched twice on the space shuttle before becoming the first woman to head NASA's science division, has died. Cleave was the 10th woman to fly in space and spent 11 days in orbit.

For the second time, the largest part of a space shuttle-era rocket booster has been taken vertical as part of the display of the orbiter Endeavour at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

They may not be as iconic as Endeavour or as large as the orbiter's external tank, but the sight of twin rockets moving through the streets of Los Angeles was enough to once again draw a crowd.

The California Science Center is celebrating the anniversary of space shuttle Endeavour's L.A. trip with the delivery of two very large candles. Solid rocket motors are set to stand with Endeavour.

Even before it opened, the exhibit of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour in Los Angeles elicited one question perhaps more than any other: Can it survive an earthquake?

For the first time in 12 years, the stacking of a NASA space shuttle has begun again. The aft skirts for Endeavour's solid rocket boosters were moved into place at the California Science Center.

It's taken more than 10 years of planning and fundraising, but space shuttle Endeavour is ready to go vertical. The California Science Center has set a date for stacking to begin.

SpaceX's Dragon capsules have spent more time in orbit, and launched toward the International Space Station more often, than NASA's space shuttle fleet.

More than four decades ago, King Charles III got an up-close look at NASA's very first space shuttle, a test vehicle known as Enterprise.