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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Wings In Orbit – Great Book – If You Can Find It (but not online) UPDATE
Wings In Orbit: An Inside Look at the Shuttle, Aviation Week “Published by the Johnson Space Center and the Government Printing Office, Wings In Orbit is scheduled for an April […]
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Shuttle Missions: $1.5 Billion Each?
Adding up the final tab for the space shuttle program: $1.5 billion per launch, Houston Chronicle “For Houston the benefits have been enormous, from basic economic development in the southeast […]
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Endeavour to LA, Atlantis to KSC, Discovery to DC, Enterprise to New York
NASA Announces New Homes For Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement “After 30 years of spaceflight, more than 130 missions, and numerous science and technology firsts, NASA’s space shuttle fleet will retire […]
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Space Shuttle – Past and Future
NASA to Hold 30th Anniversary Ceremony at Kennedy Space Center and Announce Permanent Space Shuttle Locations “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will participate in a ceremony at the Kennedy Space Center, […]
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Discovery Returns From Space For The Last Time
Space Shuttle Discovery Returns From Space For The Last Time “At 11:57 a.m. EST, space shuttle Discovery landed for the final time at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center after 202 orbits […]
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Discovery Gets a Special Wake Up Call
NASA STS-133 Report #22 Monday, March 7, 2011 – 2:30 a.m. CST Space shuttle Discovery’s crew started its last day at the International Space Station with a special wake up […]
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Discarding The Shuttle
Discarding Shuttle: The Hidden Cost, Paul Spudis, Air & Space “On February 15, 2011 a symposium entitled “U.S. Human Spaceflight: Continuity and Stability” was held at Rice University’s James A. […]
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First Photos: Watching Discovery From Above The Sky
First Photo: Shuttle Discovery’s Trail Into Space As Seen from Over 70,000 Feet in a Balloon “This photo was taken from an an altitude of over 70,000 feet (still being […]
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Update: Educational Balloon Payload Recovered
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