Topic: Edwards Air Force Base

Grounded space shuttles find new homes

NASA's retired space shuttle orbiters are making their way to museums around the country.

The 9 weirdest things ever flown on the Space Shuttle

When NASA's space shuttles launch into orbit, they don't just carry astronauts and supplies into the final frontier. There's a lot of other weird stuff that makes the out-of-this-world journey, too. Here nine recent space oddities carried into orbit on NASA shuttles.

Remembering the Challenger: Five ways it changed spaceflight

Twenty-five years ago Friday, the space shuttle Challenger came to a tragic end, exploding on liftoff and claiming the lives of seven astronauts. Here are five ways the Challenger pushed spaceflight forward.

F-35 jet program feels budgetary pressure

F-35 jet: Hounded by controversy for much of the past two years, the F-35 has become the poster child for troubled, vastly over-budget military weapons programs.

DARPA's mysterious X-37B Space Plane Earth-bound

X-37B Space Plane will return to Earth as early as this week. No word on declassification of its mission or costs to taxpayers.

Secret US X-37B space plane could be coming to end of mission

The US Air Force's secret X-37B space plane remains in Earth orbit, but its initial mission might be coming to an end.

Tehachapi fire burns 20,000 acres, is 25 percent contained

The Tehachapi fire is actually two separate blazes that had burned as many as 40 homes by mid-day Wednesday.

Test of scramjet-powered X-51A engine [VIDEO]

The US Air Force's experimental X-51A Waverider scramjet has set a new record for hypersonic travel.

US Air Force's X-51A Waverider scramjet sets hypersonic flight record

After flying at five times the speed of sound for more than three minutes Wednesday, the US Air Force's experimental X-51A Waverider scramjet has set a new record for the longest hypersonic combustion ramjet-powered flight.

Final day in orbit for space shuttle Atlantis

The six astronauts flying aboard space shuttle Atlantis are working Tuesday to prepare their spacecraft for its final planned return home.

Amateur skywatchers spot secret X-37B space plane in orbit

A group of amateur skywatchers spotted the US Air Force's secret X-37B space plane orbiting the globe.

Air Force says X37-B space plane is not a weapon

Air Force spokesman says X37-B space plane is not a "weaponization of space."

Shhhh! Air Force launches top secret X-37B robot space plane

The secretive X-37B robot space plane was launched late Thursday. Destination unknown.

Get ready to rumble: Air Force mystery spaceship X-37B to launch today

Shrouded in secrecy, the Air Force mystery spaceship X-37B will launch tonight in Florida.

Ah, those Kodak moments for the Hubble repair crew

Atlantis astronauts stay in orbit; dream of pizza

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