Keith’s note: Yes, that is indeed the steady, iconic voice of George Diller doing the countdown.
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First Photos: Endeavour Launch From Balloon at 64,000 ft
Images were taken at approximately 64,000 ft. More to follow. More information at Questforstars.com. Additional photos are online here at Twitpic. Larger version of this image.
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Watching Endeavour From a Balloon at The Edge of Space – UPDATE
Endeavour’s Final Launch Inspires Hands-on Public Engagement: High Altitude Balloon Mission “The helium-filled balloon carrying the “Senatobia-1″ payload will be launched from the vicinity of Gainesville, Florida. The expected balloon […]
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Farewell, my space shuttle
Farewell, my space shuttle, Leroy Chiao, CNN “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But hard as they tried, nobody else ever got it right. The development of the Soviet […]
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STS-134 Mission Proceeds With Countdown
NASA Shuttle MMT Green Lights Continuing Endeavour Countdown “The shuttle Mission Management Team is giving space shuttle Endeavour’s launch team the green light to continue the countdown for Monday’s 8:56 […]
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Discovery crew on "West Wing Week" Today
Keith’s note: The Crew of Space Shuttle Discovery will be featured on West Wing Week (from the White House) today at 2:30 pm EDT. Watch here. They are also featured […]
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Student-developed 'STEM Bar' to fly on STS-134
Conrad Foundation: Student-developed ‘STEM Bar’ to fly aboard Endeavour on STS-134 “High school entrepreneurs Mikayla and Shannon Diesch, winners of the 2010 Conrad Foundation Spirit of Innovation Awards, will be […]
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STS-134 NET 16 May
NASA STS-134 Update: Endeavour Launch No Earlier Than Monday, May 16 “NASA managers met Friday afternoon and determined space shuttle Endeavour will launch no earlier than Monday, May 16 at […]
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Endeavour Is Good to Go
It’s a Unanimous “Go” for Endeavour “The Space Shuttle Program Mission Management Team voted unanimously to proceed toward Endeavour’s scheduled liftoff at 3:47 p.m. EDT Friday. Mike Moses, chair of […]
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Shuttles and Museums: Thinking Outside The Box
Making Do With a Plywood Spaceship, New York Times “Q. What was your response when NASA announced its decision? A. A shuttle would have been our first choice. I won’t […]