Flying either the rocket-powered X-15 or Space Shuttle would already be pretty impressive, but one man actually flew both.

Fifteen years after the final space shuttle mission, astronauts reunite at Kennedy Space Center to reflect on history.

The four crew of the final flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis reunited at Kennedy Space Center for the 15th anniversary of the ...

On July 21, 2011, NASA marked the end of one of the most iconic chapters in space exploration as Space Shuttle Atlantis ...

(Reuters) - U.S. space agency NASA is ending its shuttle program this summer after two more missions. Shuttle Endeavour is due to launch on Friday on a mission to deliver a high-profile physics ...

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV. When the Soviet Union falls, ...

The end of the Space Shuttle program paved the way for a new generation of private launch providers. After two accidents in which all 14 astronauts lost their lives, the Space Shuttle program was ...

A symbol of Florida's Space Coast, the VAB at Kennedy Space Center has powered moon missions past and present. Here is its story.

The space shuttle system has been modified many times since the first launch of space shuttle Columbia in 1981. During the 1980s, major upgrade programs were established to respond to problems and ...

For millions of Americans, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11. On that chilly January day in 1986, ...