NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – White Sands Space Harbor at White Sands Missile Range became a practice facility for landing shuttles starting in 1976. This history of White Sands’ use for shuttle landings is ...

Millions along Discovery's landing route may be able to spot it in the sky. Nov. 7, 2007 — -- Millions of people along Discovery's route Wednesday may be able to get a glimpse of the shuttle as ...

Oct. 24 -- After two days of weather delays, the space shuttle Discovery is finally facing better chances for a landing today in California. Winds, rain and clouds continue to loom at the Kennedy ...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — With the space shuttle Discovery safely back on the ground, the astronauts who repaired it in outer space and rode it 219 times around the Earth returned to Houston ...

Clouds, fog and lightning along the Florida coast convince NASA to keep Discovery in space for another day, awaiting a safer opportunity to land at the Kennedy Space Center. The space agency will now ...