Discovery landed safely at Edwards Air Force base, California, four days later. The crew on mission STS-26 were commander Frederick Hauck, Richard Covey, John Lounge, George …

Michael Foale has become the first British-born American to walk in space. Dr Foale - originally from Lincolnshire - and Dr Bernard Harris, the first black astronaut, stepped out into the open …

Apr 20, 2010 · The shuttle Discovery has landed back on Earth after a two-week mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The orbiter touched down on runway 33 at the Kennedy …

The space shuttle Discovery takes off, carrying the revolutionary Hubble Telescope into orbit high above the Earth's atmosphere.

Apr 5, 2010 · The space shuttle Discovery has blasted off on its mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The shuttle, on one of the final missions before the programme is shut down at …

Jun 6, 1999 · Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery have made a rare night-time landing on a floodlit runway after completing their mission to the International Space Station.

Jul 30, 2005 · Discovery astronauts are back inside the space shuttle after completing the mission's first spacewalk.

American senator John Glenn, the world's oldest astronaut, has landed back on Earth after an historic nine-day mission. In 1962 Mr Glenn became the first American in orbit in a Friendship …

Nov 12, 2007 · Homework Statement Problem Statement: Astronaut Pam Melroy, history's 3rd woman space shuttle pilot, flew the space shuttle discovery to the International Space Station …

Aug 1, 2005 · Underneath its outer skin, the space shuttle is made from aluminium, much like any ordinary aircraft. When returning from space, the orbiter hurtles towards Earth at speeds of up …