Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) would need to be cut into ...

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

The US military’s robotic mini-space shuttle dropped out of orbit and glided to a runway in California late Thursday, ending a 434-day mission that pioneered new ways of maneuvering in space. The ...

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At slower than a walking pace, the prototype that helped launch America’s space shuttle program paraded down Downey streets Thursday morning on its way to a temporary housing location in preparation ...

Discovery's days of spaceflight may long be over, but the historic NASA space shuttle may soon be on the move again – just not in orbit. As part of Republicans' massive tax and spending legislation ...

"You'd be doing irreparable damage." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The tug-of-war over space shuttle Discovery is becoming more ...

The final journey for the last space shuttle ever built is complete. Set against the black backdrop of the night sky, a crane hoisted a white shrink-wrapped Endeavour 200 feet overhead before gently ...

Within the next 18 months, the space shuttle Discovery may be disassembled in Washington D.C., transported more than 1,000 miles to Houston and reassembled. But not if grassroots group Keep The ...

Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit. It was a project ...