
Apex high-altitude research sailplane mock-up.

Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-7 (TDRS-7) is placed in orbit by the Space Transportation System 70 (STS-70) Space Shuttle mission.…

Galileo reached Jupiter and released its probe into Jupiter’s atmosphere. Earlier in the mission, Galileo’s high gain antenna (X-band) which…

The venerable B-52 mothership (tail number 008), which has been a mainstay of NASA's flight research program and an enduring…

The Space Shuttle Endeavour makes a smooth landing on runway 22 at Edwards, CA, to complete the highly successful record-setting…

Space Shuttle Atlantis atop NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) during takeoff for a return ferry flight to the Kennedy…

The Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches runway 22 at Edwards, CA, to complete the STS-66 mission dedicated to the third flight…

Space Shuttle Atlantis lands with its drag chute deployed on runway 22 at Edwards, CA, to complete the STS-66 mission…

An international team of astronomers has uncovered a galaxy in our own cosmic back yard.

The Space Shuttle Endeavour receives a high-flying salute from its sister shuttle, Columbia, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, shortly after…