Space & PhysicsJuly 21, 2011
A Tribute to All 135 of NASA's Space Shuttle Missions [Video]
The End of the Space Shuttle Program
The space shuttle era draws to a close with the successful launch of shuttle Atlantis
Space & PhysicsJuly 20, 2011
Space Shuttle Atlantis Closes In on Historic Final Landing
Space & PhysicsJuly 13, 2011
At the #NASAtweetup for the Last Shuttle Launch
Space & PhysicsJuly 10, 2011
Dad, the Apollos and the End of Space Shuttle Era Sadness
Space & PhysicsJuly 9, 2011
Notes from the Ground: Launch Day Wrap-Up
Space & PhysicsJuly 8, 2011
Space Shuttle a Go-Go--NASA's Atlantis Successfully Lifts Off [Video]
Space & PhysicsJuly 8, 2011
Next Generation: We Want a Spaceship, Not a Freight Truck
Space & PhysicsJuly 8, 2011
Status Report on the Launch of Atlantis: A Perfect Liftoff
Space & PhysicsJuly 7, 2011
Notes from the Ground: A Visit to the Launch Pad
Space & PhysicsJuly 7, 2011
Final Shuttle Launch Occasions Anxiety about Future of U.S. in Space
July 7, 2011
Notes from the Ground: One Day to Go to Final Shuttle Launch
Space & PhysicsJuly 6, 2011
Truckin' Up to Low Earth Orbit, Part 3: The Shuttle Gives Science a Boost
Space & PhysicsJuly 6, 2011
The Story of the Space Shuttle [Time Line]
A visual history of the space shuttle program, spanning nearly four decades
Space & PhysicsJuly 5, 2011
The space shuttle's final flight, and Scientific American will be there
Space & PhysicsJuly 5, 2011
Why Does the Space Shuttle Launch Countdown Have So Many Stops and Starts?
In countdown-clock time, 43 hours really means 70 hours
Space & PhysicsJuly 5, 2011
Truckin' Up to Low Earth Orbit, Part 2: Deadly Reality-Check: Challenger and Columbia
Space & PhysicsJuly 4, 2011
Truckin' Up to Low Earth Orbit, Part 1: The Shuttle Era Is Go for History
Space ExplorationJune 28, 2011
On Its Final Mission, Atlantis to Help Ready NASA for Post-Shuttle Era
Space shuttle Atlantis will haul supplies and a robotic experiment to the International Space Station for its final flight
June 1, 2011
Living Interplanetary Spaceflight Experiment--or Why Were All the Strange Creatures on the Shuttle Endeavour?
Space & PhysicsMay 16, 2011
Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches Successfully on Its Final Mission
Space & PhysicsApril 28, 2011
Astronaut Love: An Interview with Spacewalker Stanley Love
On the eve of the launch of the penultimate space shuttle mission, STS-134, Scientific American astronomy editor George Musser talks to veteran astronaut Stanley Love about being in space and the future of spaceflight
Space & PhysicsApril 28, 2011
NASA's shuttle program counts down 'til the end
Space & PhysicsApril 12, 2011
Coast Benefits: NASA Announces Retirement Homes for Space Shuttles
Los Angeles, New York City, Virginia and Florida will each get a spacecraft from the shuttle program
Space & PhysicsMarch 9, 2011
Space shuttle Discovery lands in Florida, capping its 39th and final mission