On April 24, 1990, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope from the Space Shuttle Discovery after seven years of delays.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (AP) - The space shuttle Discovery has lifted off on the first shuttle flight in nearly a year, and just the second mission since the Columbia disaster. The launch was delayed ...

The Johnson Space Center is one of Houston's top attractions and a major destination for visitors. "Just being able to view actual equipment is just really amazing," one visitor said. But even with ...

When the Space Shuttle Discovery was successfully launched in NASA’s “Shuttle Return to Flight” mission recently, it was due in part to Kenworth C500 trucks operated by ATK Thiokol. Phillips ...

Space Shuttle Discovery on display at the Smithsonian. NASA is beginning the process of potentially relocating Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian in Virginia to Houston. The federal space ...

The space shuttle Discovery moved out to its launch pad on Thursday morning in preparation for its December launch to the International Space Station (ISS). The 6.8-kilometre (4.2-mile) rollout to Pad ...