Fifteen years ago today, the roar of engines and a pillar of fire lit up the Florida sky as Space Shuttle Discovery began its final journey into space.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. An historic journey from Kennedy Space Center to Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center marks the end of an era of space ...

In 1981, when the shuttle program was in its infancy, many thought it seemed unreal. Now, as Atlantis readies to take the program's final flight,... In May, when the space shuttle Atlantis was moved ...