The United States once poured money and political capital into a spaceplane concept that promised to take off from a runway, reach orbit in a single leap, and slash the cost of spaceflight. Instead of ...

Later this year, American millionaire Dennis Tito hopes to fly to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket, becoming the world’s first space tourist on a $20 million package holiday. But a ...

Henry, who camped out for two days before lift-off with seven other friends from Wise, said he has seen each of the last launches of the final fleet of orbiters take off – the Discovery in February, ...

Sending airplanes skyward has become tedious, even for major airlines that seemingly have done so smoothly for years. Flight frequencies have been stunted by too few workers amid an ongoing labor ...

Modifications to the space shuttle fleet will take longer than expected, says a top NASA manager, making it highly unlikely the first post-Columbia mission will take place this year. NASA deputy ...