Space Shuttle

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.

Former NASA astronaut Susan Kilrain recently discussed her eventful 1997 space shuttle mission and talked about gender discrimination in the aerospace field.

The space shuttle Columbia is the inspiration for a limited edition Retro 51 pen that can help launch a new generation of explorers by raising funds for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

Space shuttle Endeavour is about to get its 'boom' back. The California Science Center has reopened the orbiter's payload bay to complete outfitting the vehicle's cargo hold.