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VentureStar: The Space Shuttle Successor That NASA Abandoned

NASA’s ambitious VentureStar was built to replace the Space Shuttle with a fully reusable, next-generation spacecraft — but ...

Give Space Center Houston a Starship instead of the Discovery

Once that Starship is captured and SpaceX engineers examine it, Space Center Houston would seem to be the perfect place to ...
Houston Public Media

Space shuttle Discovery is headed to Houston. The Smithsonian and NASA say it may have to be sent in pieces

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space ...
Earth.com

NASA's Dream Chaser 'mini shuttle' has a flight schedule change

NASA and Sierra Space are skipping the ISS on Dream Chaser’s first mission, opting for a 2026 free flight to test the ...
Morning Overview on MSN

NASA’s new nuclear engine could transform deep space

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as ...
Scientific American

The Strange Saga of the Great Texas Space Shuttle Heist

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...

A new reason to visit Downey: Space center breaks ground on museum expansion

Downey hopes to finish Space Center expansion before Olympics, the atmospheric river storm hitting California and more big stories.
Aviation Week Network

NASA’s Scott Tingle Appointed New Chief Astronaut

HOUSTON—Scott Tingle has been named NASA’s new chief astronaut, succeeding Joe Acaba, who had served in the position at ...