Trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison scolded anchor Vladimir Duthiers as she insisted on the importance of the star-studded ...

Since 2012, the space shuttle Discovery has been the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly ...

It takes a lot to be an astronaut. Today, American astronauts typically need a master’s degree in a STEM field, two years of ...

Two Texas senators have introduced legislation that would strip the Smithsonian of the retired space shuttle Discovery and send it to Houston for display. NASA's retired space shuttle Discovery ...

Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are blaming political favoritism for what they call a decades-old snub—and now they’re pushing to bring the Space Shuttle Discovery back to Houston Both ...

Could the Space Shuttle Discovery be heading back home? Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz have introduced a bill that return the Space Shuttle to its home in Houston according to reports on ...

there were printers aboard the Space Shuttle, and the story behind them is fascinating. The push for printers in space came from the combined forces of NASA’s love for checklists and the need ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill introduced Thursday could help bring the Space Shuttle Discovery back home to Texas. “The first word spoken from the moon was ‘Houston.’ To honor that legacy ...

The Space Shuttle Discovery is the back drop as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence chairs the 6th meeting of the National Space Council on "Leading the Next Frontier" at the National Air and Space ...

CHANTILLY, Va. — The Space Shuttle Discovery has been a prolific reminder of our nation’s space exploration mission at the National Air & Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Fairfax ...

I spent more than 200 hours suspended among full-scale replicas of the station’s trusses, modules, and a space shuttle cargo bay ... loan him a Mark IV pressure suit (the kind worn by the ...