EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — With the space shuttle Discovery safely back on the ground, the astronauts who repaired it in outer space and rode it 219 times around the Earth returned to Houston ...
It's been 10 years since the Columbia space shuttle accident, and spaceflight safety has come a long way — but has it come far enough? Experts say traveling to space is still a risky business, and ...
A team of scientists from the US has analyzed the Space Shuttle’s design process in great detail, aiming to draw lessons from the world’s first reusable spacecraft for the present day. In a new study ...
Dr. LeConte Cathey discusses satellites, the space shuttle, and maintaining technology for space. Join Dr. LeConte Cathey from the University of South Carolina’s Department of Physics and Astronomy on ...