After nearly two weeks orbiting the Earth, astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery were told to hold off one more day before re-entering Earth's atmosphere as bad weather in Florida forced NASA to ...

NASA began 2006 having flown only a single space shuttle mission since the Columbia disaster three years earlier. After Friday's landing of space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts, the U.S.

Orange streak with white plasma trail may be visible to some across U.S. HOUSTON, April 18, 2010 — -- Heads-up! A spectacular site will be streaking overhead if you are lucky enough to live along ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – Bad weather prevented space shuttle Discovery from returning home Thursday and kept its astronauts circling the world for at least an extra day. Mission Control skipped the ...

This story was updated at 11:02 a.m. ET. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – It's the last landing day for Discovery, NASA's most traveled space shuttle, and the spacecraft is now headed back to Earth to cap a ...

Millions along Discovery's landing route may be able to spot it in the sky. Nov. 7, 2007 — -- Millions of people along Discovery's route Wednesday may be able to get a glimpse of the shuttle as ...

HOUSTON – A metal clip broke off Discovery's rudder and four hours passed before the seven space shuttle astronauts got the good news: The missing part poses no danger for Saturday's re-entry and ...

NASA decided Monday to inspect the left main landing gear door of Discovery for cracks after finding one in another shuttle. Discovery is to be the first shuttle launched since the Columbia tragedy of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 9 (UPI) -- Space Shuttle Discovery made a successful landing at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ending its last mission before retirement, NASA said. The shuttle touched ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This story was updated at 7:26 a.m.EDT. CAPECANAVERAL, Fla.--Despite two opportunities for a ...

NASA delayed the landing of the space shuttle Discovery because of stormy weather at its Florida landing site, but planned to try again later on Thursday to bring the spacecraft home, Discovery and ...