Presents the history and development of the space shuttle and other reusable launch vehicles since President Nixon approved the program in 1972 and provides information on the Columbia, the Challenger disaster in 1986, and the future of space travel.

Explores the history of space stations, from the Soviet Union's launch of Salyut 1 in 1971, to the multi-nation development of the International Space Station, due to be completed in 2008.