Space & PhysicsMarch 8, 2011
Earthbound: Suitors Await News on Space Shuttle Discovery's Future Home
When Discovery touches down, it will become the first of NASA's three remaining space shuttles to enter retirement. Where will they all end up?
The End of the Space Shuttle Program
The space shuttle era draws to a close with the successful launch of shuttle Atlantis
Space & PhysicsJuly 15, 2009
Why Does NASA Launch Space Shuttles from Such a Weather-Beaten Place?
With Endeavour enduring multiple scrubbed launches because of storms, why does the U.S. choose to launch from Florida?
Space & PhysicsFebruary 27, 2009
Obama's budget toes the Bush line on manned space missions: Shuttles out, moon mission a go
Space & PhysicsJanuary 1, 2009
Space Exploration Sticker Shock--Economics at NASA
The laws of physics are easy; it's economics that vexes NASA