CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is getting hit up for extra launch passes, and mission stickers and pins are flying off the shelf. Another Twittering crowd is descending on the space center. Even science ...

NASA savored the return Wednesday of Atlantis and its astronauts from a near-perfect space station mission _ then quickly revved up anticipation for another shuttle launch next month. It’s been years ...

NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Friday on the final flight of the 30-year program, even though stormy weather threatened to delay the launch. Forecasters stuck to their original 70 ...

NEW YORK — The Space Shuttle Atlantis is back at the launch pad after more than two months of extensive fuel tank repairs as NASA primes the spacecraft for a June 8 launch towards the international ...

NASA astronaut Mike Massimino, left, and Sesame Street's Elmo speak at the STS-135 Tweetup on July 7, 2011 at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Elmo asked the astronauts questions about ...

The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew are on their way to the International Space Station after lifting-off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center September 9. Atlantis' flight, STS-115, will ...

Launch of the shuttle Atlantis on a mission to service and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope has been moved up one day to May 11. Bill Harwood has been covering the U.S. space program full-time since ...

(AP) -- NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis on Friday for its final journey, a delivery trip to the International Space Station that will provide fresh batteries and extra room. Atlantis was slated to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA Television will provide live coverage of events surrounding space shuttle Atlantis’ move to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for permanent public display ...

Ever since the first moon mission of the 1960s, America has been prominent in outer space. But that era will draw to a close when shuttle Atlantis takes off for the last time. Liftoff is scheduled for ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the International Space Station in triumph Thursday, bringing an end to NASA's 30-year shuttle journey with one last, rousing ...

This story was updated at 5:19 a.m. EDT. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA finished fueling the space shuttle Atlantis' huge external tank early this morning (July 8) to load the orbiter up for the last ...