WASHINGTON — Pressure is growing to extend U.S. space shuttle flights beyond the planned mothballing of the orbiter fleet as early as the end of 2010. Several U.S. astronauts along with members of ...

The breakup of Columbia over Texas stunned relatives of the crew and people waiting to watch the space shuttle's landing at Cape Canaveral, and it revived sorrowful memories for relatives and friends ...

Legendary astronaut and retired U.S. Sen. John Glenn wants to keep the shuttle flying until a replacement is developed, he said today as he expressed concern about President Obama’s vision for the ...

“Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. with four hours and 56 minutes of space flight credit, returned to earth Tuesday wrapped in a falling star that had been heated to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Just before ...

Now held in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum are a 35 mm camera (left) and a digital camera. Each was used by John Glenn on his two journeys into outer space. NASM ...

John Glenn, Marine Corps combat pilot, pioneer of human exploration and later a longtime United States senator, became the first American to orbit the Earth on this day in history, Feb. 20, 1962.

Each Sunday, The Dispatch features a front page from this week in history to celebrate the newspaper's 150 years of publication, with a little update on what's happened since. In these days of Space X ...