TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A year after NASA ended the three-decade-long U.S. space shuttle program, thousands of formerly well-paid engineers and other workers around the Kennedy Space Center are still ...

The Propulsion and Structural Test Facility, also known as the T-tower, was built in 1957 by the Army Ballistic Missile ...

Displaced aerospace workers may seek employment in the healthcare industry when the space shuttle program ends this year, sending thousands of aerospace workers into unemployment, according to a ...

Jean Wright's work as a seamstress wasn't typical: this "Sew Sister" had a mission of keeping NASA's Space Shuttle and its astronauts safe. She sewed with materials that could withstand up to 3,200 ...

As NASA winds down its space shuttle program, thousands of workers are preparing to say goodbye to three spacecraft they've spent years taking care of. The mood is bittersweet at NASA's Kennedy Space ...

(AP) Space shuttle Atlantis isn’t going far to its retirement home at Kennedy Space Center’s main tourist stop. But it might as well be a world away for the workers who spent decades doting on ...

This story was updated at 7:41 p.m. EDT. HOUSTON — As NASA winds down its space shuttle program, the agency is navigating a tricky transition that will not only ground the orbiter fleet for good, but ...

With the space shuttle program ending after the final mission of the Atlantis, NASA is laying off workers who no longer have a function at the space agency, reports Space.com. About 6,700 NASA ...

This video explores the intricate process of getting the Space Shuttle into orbit, primarily taking place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It covers the various stages involved, notable spacecraft, ...

In the 1990s, NASA and Lockheed Skunk Works chased a fully reusable space shuttle replacement with the X-33 and VentureStar, promising radically cheaper access to orbit. This deep dive follows the ...

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