Democrats -Committee on Science, Space and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives

Space shuttle Discovery departed NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the last time atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA); blazing a trail, not toward low Earth orbit, but to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

The 50-year anniversary of astronaut John Glenn and his Earth orbit reminds America that it needs manned flight in space. Some say the space race is over. But America is in a new space race for jobs, skills, and knowledge for the future.

The crew of the first moon landing and John Glenn received the highest civilian award that Congress bestows at a ceremony on Capitol Hill.

STEM Education Vital in Tough Budget Times