From 2005 until 2011, a Space Shuttle would have to perform a backflip, called the R-bar Pitch Manoeuvre or Rendezvous Pitch Manoeuvre (RPM), to allow the crew aboard the International Space ...

With 39th President Jimmy Carter passing away at the age of 100, we are revisiting this story of how he unexpectedly saved the space shuttle. We’d been chatting for the better part of two hours ...

The Buran spacecraft was a space shuttle developed by the Soviet Union in response to NASA's space shuttle program. Buran, which means “snowstorm” in Russian, flew one time. NASA's space ...

Firecrown owns Astronomy, the most-read space media platform. Credit: Jim Allen/Firecrown Media “It made sense to open our first brick-and-mortar store in Chattanooga, our hometown. The Space ...

Not only does this epic set let you recreate your very own scale model of the Space Shuttle Discovery, it also comes with a Hubble Telescope. Price: $199.99 / £169.99 Model number: 10283 Number ...

16 Common Misunderstandings About Space Shuttle Launches Space shuttle launches have always captured the imagination, but many aspects of these complex missions are often misunderstood.

Calgarians will be able to retrieve personalized engraved bricks from Olympic Plaza ahead of its revamp, after the city previously said it would not be feasible. It will be the final opportunity ...

China said two of its astronauts spent nine hours outside the Tiangong Space Station. The longest previous spacewalk, by Americans, was eight hours and 56 minutes. New findings suggest that an ...

From repurposing old bricks into beautiful light-up patio decor to making a DIY BBQ stand, there are endless opportunities to reuse leftover (or, to be fair, freshly bought) clay bricks around ...

Secondary transactions involving venture-backed startups are on track to hit a new high this year, as companies like OpenAI, SpaceX and Stripe Inc. organize tender offers to get employees paid ...

The best space games capture a sense of wonder and make the most of the setting to deliver adventures of all shapes and sizes. From sprawling RPGs to MMORPGs and creative roguelikes, there's no ...

Space Station trajectory data is now available to the public! This data, called an ephemeris, is generated by the ISS Trajectory Operations and Planning Officer (TOPO) flight controllers in the ...