The Space Shuttle had no engines on landing, no go-around, and no second chance, so NASA built a bizarre solution. By converting a Gulfstream II into the Shuttle Training Aircraft, astronauts could ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Nearly 40 astronauts on Friday became the first to ride aboard a NASA tourist attraction that recreates a ride aboard the space shuttle, complete with the deep rumble of liftoff ...

You lock into the seat, the cabin tilts to a 38-degree angle -- then comes the shudder and roar of ignition. Call it space tourism for the masses, courtesy of Buffalo-based Delaware North Companies.

Samantha McCue, 21, a senior at the University of Illinois, is a budding astronaut and pilot who interned with NASA and has dreams of a career in outer space. BARTLETT, Ill. | When the supervisor of ...