Rocket vs. space shuttle: What's the difference?

Rockets have always been a major part of getting people into space, but NASA's space shuttles had very specific missions and ...
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I got a sneak peek at space shuttle Endeavour's new home in California, and it's breathtaking (photos)

The spectacular new Air & Space Center, which is more than three decades in the making, will open on Nov. 13.

First look at the Space Shuttle Endeavor in its new L.A. home

People got their first look on Wednesday, June 24 at the space shuttle Endeavour in its new home at the California Science ...

California Science Center announces opening date to view Space Shuttle Endeavour in launch position

On Nov. 13, the California Science Center's Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will open to visitors as the final phase of ...
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Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...
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Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The mock space shuttle ...
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NASA unveils plan to send manned craft to the moon

NASA unveiled a 13-year, $104 billion blueprint today for sending humans back to the moon as early as 2018, using modified space shuttle rockets to loft an Apollo-like capsule into space. Space ...

Rocket launches are set to skyrocket soon at Vandenberg SFB

Vandenberg Space Force Base on California's Central Coast has been a quiet outpost for decades, averaging less than 10 rocket ...