At least 20 engineers from United Space Alliance, a key NASA contractor for the shuttle program, were dispatched to Barksdale for what is expected to be a round-the-clock investigation.

Space shuttle launches work on the same principle, just on a much larger scale and with many more variables. Engineers calculate how much time they have—down to the minute or even second—to ...

The shuttle main engine is the most ... underwent airflow tests to help engineers create more efficient aircraft engines. NASA The Space Shuttles's first flight, a two-day mission launched on ...

Then, due to the loss of Challenger in January 1986 and the ensuing pause of the space shuttle program ... NASA's best minds took to the task. Hubble's engineers designed the telescope ...

The Space Shuttle was one of the most complex and ambitious spacecraft ever designed, pioneering reusable spaceflight and enabling decades of missions. With massive solid rocket boosters ...