Keith’s Update: DoD confirmed that ERBS reentered at 11:04 pm EST on Sunday over the Bering Sea.  Keith’s original note: ERBS was launched from Space Shuttle Challenger during the STS-41-G mission by astronaut Sally Ride. If you have have a chance to see the IMAX film “The Dream Is Alive” then you can the actual ERBS deployment. And yes, the narrator is Walter Cronkite. More

Keith’s note: I got to know Patti rather well when I worked at Rockwell International. That’s her standing between me and Jerry Brown at the STS-1 launch. She was a true believer. Indeed, she was a true force of nature. Ad Astra Patti. More: Space Pioneer Patti Mancini Passes Away

Out for a walk in #Reston VA & saw this young boy clutching a space shuttle. He saw his first one today at NASM in Chantilly #journeytomars pic.twitter.com/GbvdnQ2Dy0 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 31, 2016 Keith’s note: I went out for my daily walk today. Half a block away from Buzz Aldrin Elementary School in Reston, Virginia I saw a couple with their young boy. He was holding something very […]

NASA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Revision to Regulations Governing Crew Members “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is proposing to amend its regulations that govern International Space Station crewmembers, mementos aboard Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) missions, the authority of the NASA Commander, and removes the Agency’s policy on space flight participation and other policies that were relevant to the Space Shuttle. The revisions to this rule are […]

Reader note: “Alan Hochstein, longtime Shuttle Approach & Landing expert passed away today. He may not have been a major figure like Kraft, et. Al. But ask the astronauts about Hochstein. They had a very healthy respect for his critiques. Wayne Hale refers to him in his blog.” Alan Worked for Rockwell International and received a Silver Snoopy in 1992. Wayne Hale’s Blog: Hochstein’s Law “Alan was the senior landing […]

Preview Video: Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope “Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope is the untold inspirational story of Colonel Ilan Ramon, a fighter pilot and son of Holocaust survivors who became the first and only astronaut from Israel, embarking on a mission with the most diverse shuttle crew ever to explore space. Ramon realized the significance of “being the first” and his journey of self-discovery turned into a […]

After glitches and delays, Endeavour finally reaches its new home “It was built for orbital speeds approaching five miles per second, but space shuttle Endeavour took its own sweet time Sunday as it wheeled triumphantly onto the grounds of its new home, the California Science Center. “Mission 26 — mission accomplished,” Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced, amid the cheers of thousands of spectators. Before it was retired by NASA, […]

South L.A. shuttle boosters are feeling jettisoned, LA Times “Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa touted it as “the mother of all parades” — a historic celebration in a part of Los Angeles that doesn’t get much fanfare. Over two days, on the major thoroughfares of Westchester, Inglewood and South Los Angeles, space shuttle Endeavour would slowly make its way from LAX to its new home at the California Science Center. Community activists […]

Thoughts on the Last Flight of the Shuttle, Dennis Wingo, SpaceRef “I was at NASA Ames last week when the final flight of the final space shuttle Endeavour on its way to its final destination occurred. As many people did, I stood outside, on top of our MacMoon’s at Ames and took pictures. There were over 20,000 people at NASA Ames that waited hours for an event that took no […]

Photo: Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Last Flight As Seen From Orbit “Late last week, the Space Shuttle Endeavor flew atop a 747 into White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The shuttle continued its journey to Edwards Air Force Base in California. In October, The Space Shuttle Endeavor will be moved via road to a special display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. During the flight, DigitalGlobe captured an […]