One shuttle’s name even made reference to the television spacecraft, Enterprise. The brand new space shuttle ... from Vandenberg. In a full circle moment, SLC-6 launch pad is now leased for ...

The first shuttle, the Enterprise, would only be used for testing. It was the second, the Columbia, that had the honor of being the first space shuttle to launch into orbit. It blasted off on ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

In 1977, the United Kingdom's King Charles III, a prince at the time, met with NASA astronauts Fred Haise, Gordon Fullerton, ...

Enterprise. After test glide and landings upon release from aircraft in 1977, the Space Shuttle began orbital flights in April 1981. The shuttle would launch 135 times from Florida — but only 133 ...