The Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer aircraft is at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., completing final preparations before taking off on its record-setting flight. The window for the attempt opens on Jan.

The margin of time when a space shuttle can be successfully launched is exactingly narrow — a mere 10 minutes or less. That's a major headache when the shuttle is scheduled to blast off from Florida ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In a highly anticipated grand finale to their mission, astronauts opened the shutters on the International Space Station's new observation deck today and were humbled by ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With the countdown for Discovery in its final hours, NASA was dealt an embarrassing setback Tuesday when a window cover fell off the shuttle and damaged thermal tiles near the ...