The recycled space shuttle parts that will power Artemis II towards the moon

The Artemis II mission around the moon will be a brilliant last hurrah for several space shuttle engines and booster rocket ...

First female shuttle commander's story on Space Coast screen

Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a Space Shuttle, has her story told in a documentary, 'Spacewoman'.
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Building the space station: Truss secrets revealed

The Integrated Truss Structure (or "Truss") is the backbone of the International Space Station, completed over numerous space ...

Watch this time-lapse animation of the International Space Station being assembled

Watch as the International Space Station takes shape in this time-lapsed NASA animation of its decade-long assembly, which ...

How the engines of the Artemis II rocket flew on NASA's space shuttle

NASA's Artemis II mission will launch with SLS rocket engines that have flown multiple times on past space shuttle missions. Here's their story.
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‘Part of our human destiny’: The evolution of space exploration from shuttle to SpaceX

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 ...

Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: ...

Here’s how many astronauts have gone to space and the moon

Saturday, April 12, 1961 was the date of the first human space flight, carried out by Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet citizen. This historic event opened the way for space exploration for the benefit of all ...