This 2011 astronaut photo captured one of NASA's iconic space shuttles passing between Earth and the International Space Station for the very last time.

-America’s X-37B space plane looks like a scaled-down shuttle, but it has become one of the most consequential military programs of the post-Cold War era. -Born as a NASA technology demonstrator and ...

The Shenlong, or "divine dragon," space plane just deployed a mysterious payload above our planet. The top-secret spacecraft, which has never been properly photographed, has now released at least ...

The U.S. Department of Defense's mini-shuttle heads to orbit once again Thursday night. The hunt will be on shortly, to once again recover a clandestine mission in low Earth orbit. SpaceX is set to ...

There was a time, not long ago, when airplanes flew in the skies of the world with spaceships placed on their backs. For those of you who still remember those times, but also for those curious about ...

Click to open image viewer. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This set ...

The X-37B space plane, recently returned from a 430+ day mission, is preparing for its eighth launch. Scheduled for no earlier than August 21st from Kennedy Space Center, the mission will focus on ...