The End Of The Space Shuttle Era
Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center July 21, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Space Shuttle Lands, Ending 30-Year Era
The last NASA space shuttle mission into space has ended. Atlantis and its four crew members arrived at the Kennedy Space Center just before 6 a.m. ET.
Spaceflight Is Getting Cheaper, But Not Enough
Elon Musk wants us to live in other planets. First he has to make space flight affordable. So he took the fortune he made in Internet start-ups and started his own rocket company.
Sizing Up Space: A Visual History
In the three decades of the shuttle program, hundreds of astronauts flew aboard the five spaceships.
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Three videos from NASA's space shuttle program.
Shuttle Endeavour To Begin Voyage To New Home()
September 18, 2012 Piggybacking on a modified jumbo jet, the retired space shuttle will make its way from Florida to a permanent display site at the California Science Center. After this week's final flight, the 170,000-pound shuttle still has to navigate the streets of Los Angeles, which is no easy task.
Aboard 747, Space Shuttle Discovery To Make Final Flight()
April 16, 2012 The first of NASA's retired space shuttles will make its way to its new retirement home on April 17. The well-traveled orbiter will be flown low over the nation's capital before being placed on permanent display at the Smithsonian.
Shuttle Memorabilia: Completing The Collection()
July 21, 2011 As the shuttle program ends, there's a growing interest in shuttle-related historical items and collectibles.
So You Want To Be An Astronaut()
July 20, 2011 A request on NPR's Facebook page asking people to share their dreams of being an astronaut brought more than 1,000 responses.
Questions Hang Over NASA's Post-Shuttle Future()
July 20, 2011 When NASA wrapped up its spaceship programs Mercury and Apollo, it had new vehicles ready to replace them. But the agency has no such plan now that the space shuttles are retiring. Some people say it's a sign the organization has lost its way, but the agency's leaders say NASA has a robust future.
Ready For Retirement, Shuttles Get A Deep Clean()
July 19, 2011 At the facility where the retired space shuttles are being dismantled and prepared for museum displays, some technicians say even though much of the work is routine, it feels different knowing the spaceships are now permanently Earthbound.
NASA: Space Station's Best Days Are Still Ahead()
July 18, 2011 After more than a decade, major construction of International Space Station is complete. Scientists are now hoping that the next decade will be a golden age of research aboard the orbiting outpost. But with no American shuttle to transport astronauts and experiments, even simple logistics will be a major challenge.
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