Desert Layover

Space shuttle Discovery is parked within the Mate-Demate Device gantry at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Cener…

The Journey Home

NASA's modified Boeing 747 carrying the space shuttle Discovery taxis toward the runway at Edwards Air…

Homecoming

Space shuttle Discovery sits atop the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft as it touched down at…

Up and Away

Space shuttle Discovery, mounted on leveling jacks, is surrounded by work platforms while undergoing servicing and…

The Return of Buzz Lightyear

Disney's space ranger Buzz Lightyear returned from space on Sept. 11, aboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-128…

On the Tarmac

Technicians clad in protective suits check for any hazardous gases emanating from space shuttle Discovery moments…

Eyes on the Prize

Armadillo Aerospace successfully met the Level 2 requirements for the Centennial Challenges - Lunar Lander Challenge…

Preparing for the Voyage Home

Members of the STS-128 mission crew line up behind Space Shuttle Discovery and the Mate DeMate…

A Day of Remembrance

Visible from space, a smoke plume rises from Manhattan after two planes crashed into the towers…

STS-128 Comes Home

Streams of smoke trail from the main landing gear as space shuttle Discovery touches down on…