Jul 08, 2011
Hundreds of thousands of spectators turned out to see the American shuttle fleet's final venture into orbit, 30 years and three months after the program began. Read Article Atlantis blasts off on final US space shuttle mission
Jul 07, 2011
March 2011: William Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek television series, provided a special message to the crew of space shuttle Discovery during the Flight Day 12 wakeup call. Watch Video Video: Shuttle retrospective - Discovery crew's "Star Trek" wakeup call
Jul 07, 2011
June 2011: Awe inspiring footage from a variety of camera views document the amazing journey into orbit, the Space Shuttle Endeavor docked to the International Space Station and the voyage home. Courtesy of NASA Watch Video Video: Space Shuttle retrospective - awe inspiring shots of launch and landing
Jul 07, 2011
A look back at the era of the space shuttle. See Pictures The Space Shuttle era: in pictures
Jun 14, 2011
Space shuttle technology, unlike that of even music players, remains stuck in the 1980s. Read Article Priorities in outer space
Mar 11, 2011
The changing fortunes of the US space agency are reflected in its language. Read Article Nasa: No longer reaching for the stars
Oct 27, 2010
The world was captivated by the battle between the US and Russia to put the first people into orbit and beyond, and the new space race is no less competitive, being privately funded and profit driven.
Read Article Pioneers of the final frontier
Feb 23, 2010
Students in Dubai were fascinated as two Nasa astronauts described the view of Earth from space and other unique experiences. Read Article Space cadets: a career that is out of this world
Feb 06, 2010
The US government space agency is about to get out of rocketry altogether, at least according to the latest plans laid out by the Obama administration. Read Article Private firms see chance to soar in grounded Nasa
