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 NASA Space Shuttle program began as Space Shuttle Columbia took its maiden voyage. This was the world’s first reusable spacecraft; it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle lasted ...

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

Mr. Beat tells the story of the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, which shook NASA and the country as a whole as the first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air, killing all seven crew members ...

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 ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 crew members. Among the seven crew members were 5 NASA astronauts, as well as a payload specialist ...

This 2011 astronaut photo captured one of NASA's iconic space shuttles passing between Earth and the International Space ...

The STS-51L mission clears the tower at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986. Credit: NASA / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for ...