| 单词 | space shuttle |
| 例句 | The astronauts float around inside the space shuttle’s cramped quarters, where there is no gravity. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that there's a space shuttle launch scheduled for Monday morning. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the light is still on in my room, I can see that someone has drawn space shuttles on the cupcakes with frosting. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He sticks a candle deep into each cupcake so that the wicks stick out where the flames would exit each space shuttle. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The final space shuttle mission ended when the Atlantis landed on July 21, 2011. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Then he moved to another part of the building to take over a managerial position on a key project: developing a new, more powerful booster for the space shuttle. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The space shuttle always waits for zero before it blasts into the air. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Freak's birthday is a couple of days after school gets out, and the Fair Gwen has already made it clear he's not getting a ride on the space shuttle. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “I want to try out the space shuttle simulator.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z When the Soviet Union heard that the United States was planning to launch the country's first female into space aboard the space shuttle, the Soviet space agency committed to putting another Soviet woman into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The photo was from this past February, of my parents, Thomas, and me, with Fig snuggled in my arms, huddled in front of the space shuttle Atlantis. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The program that opened up opportunities for astronauts, the US space shuttle program, ended in 2011 after thirty years of missions. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I remember how Boy21 freaked out and left when he saw the space shuttle. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When a picture of the space shuttle appears on the screen, Boy21 yells, “I don’t want to see this anymore!” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I trained astronauts, talked them through their science experiments while they were in orbit, and often went to Cape Canaveral for launches of the space shuttle and other rockets. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They each have a twin bed with matching bedspreads that Stevie picked out, full of space shuttles and star stations. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z How often can you watch a space shuttle launch? Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z MapleG: No, but we did get to watch a space shuttle launch. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Please think about this: When I started teaching, no one had landed on the moon, there were no space shuttles, no CNN, no weather satellites. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the first I’ve heard Russ talk about outer space since we watched the space shuttle launch on my roof to mark his birthday. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta and Fern had been good earlier, watching and listening as the space shuttle orbited around the moon, taking its time to fire off another rocket to land. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z You had to be in the middle of nowhere when you were building and testing rocket boosters—not just for the space shuttle, but for military missiles, too. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The 79-year-old actor reprised his role to wake up the crew of the space shuttle Discovery at 3:23 a.m. Capt. Kirk wakes up shuttle crew 2011-03-07T18:22:00Z Think about President Ronald Reagan after the space shuttle exploded in 1986, or Clinton after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, or President George W. Bush after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, she said. With midterms approaching, Trump goes hard on his favorite message: It’s all the media’s fault 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z "The space shuttle changed the way we view the world and changed the way we view the universe," Ferguson said. Atlantis lands to end space shuttle era 2011-07-21T10:14:00Z They invited her to lead an astronaut recruitment program for the new space shuttle program. TV’s first interracial kiss launched a lifelong career in activism 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Or their old house in Ravenna, the neighbor’s house, the pirate ship downstairs, the yellow crane in the bathroom, the space shuttle Challenger in the attic. Sophisticated and playful, Capitol Hill home suits its owners 2014-05-12T04:00:00Z “As a math major, I may one day design a future space shuttle!” said Miss Alabama Pam Battles, in form-fitting white lace. The competition for Miss America 1984 was business as usual — until everyone got a look at Vanessa Williams 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Many show the space shuttle and the International Space Station. NASA crews show their creativity in long history of mission patches 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z It's like, "Hey, you want to submit yourself so you can take a space shuttle to Mars?" ArtsBeat: Emmy Nominees: Bill Hader of 'Saturday Night Live' 2012-07-19T20:35:04Z The space shuttle Discovery takes off on its doomed mission. Last night's TV 2011-04-11T08:33:13Z The very oldest act of online Christian worship might well be a Presbyterian memorial to the Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986. Christians, forced online for Easter, prepare to share the gospel without sharing the virus 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z The 47-year-old Kelly most recently was commander of the space shuttle Endeavour's final mission, which ended June 1. Gabrielle Giffords has deal for a memoir 2011-06-21T15:37:10Z Q: Do you remember Apollo or early space shuttle missions? Meet the astronauts who will launch into space from America 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z At these carnivals, people worship the remains of space shuttles and descendants of astronauts and believe that regular executions will replenish the land. Review | Best science fiction and fantasy books out this month 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Truth is, just like the ill-fated space shuttle, in attempting a return to normality I may lose a couple of tiles on re-entry. My Strictly diary: what should I do with all the frocks? 2010-12-06T20:00:00Z Photograph: Gary I Rothstein/EPA It was 30 years ago this week that the first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched. Last night's TV 2011-04-11T08:33:13Z SoCal Connected This new episode visits space shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center. Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'The Mysteries of Laura' on NBC 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Think Barack Obama singing “Amazing Grace” in Charleston or Ronald Reagan reciting poetry after the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. As Images of Pain Flood TV, ‘Where Is Our Leader?’ 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z It is all about the theft of a space shuttle, but this excursion into space can’t conceal the fact that Moore is looking a bit jaded. James Bond on film – ranked! 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Back then the Australian operated under the nom de guerre of Mendax, whose signature was all over a cyber attack that threatened briefly to sabotage the Atlantis space shuttle mission in 1989. Sundance film festival 2013: We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks – first look review 2013-01-23T12:34:28Z According to the auction house, the space shuttle is valuable because it's one of the few props left from the 1968 film. The $344,000 movie prop: Academy buys ship from Kubrick's '2001' 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z The way the space shuttle that lifts off doesn’t much resemble the space shuttle as it lands.” Rene Ricard, Art Arbiter With Wildean Wit, Dies at 67 2014-02-07T01:26:22Z Click image to enlarge The 1970s TV show The Six Million Dollar Man always opened with the back story: Steve Austin, astronaut, crashes his space shuttle and barely survives. Superhuman: are we the greatest design project of the century? 2012-07-17T12:38:33Z The most significant is the Space Shuttle Pavilion, which is scheduled to reopen in July, showcasing the Enterprise, NASA’s first space shuttle, which arrived last year. Taking the Kids: New York 2013-06-13T20:22:22Z The shuttle pavilion is home to the space shuttle Endeavour, according to the museum’s website. You can get married under a space shuttle at this California science museum 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Then the oil industry bragged that deep water drilling was safer than the space shuttle; the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 proved otherwise. Titanic's legacy: A fascination with disasters 2012-03-31T22:31:05Z It sent a cargo tag, dug up at the historic Jamestown Settlement, on a space shuttle. Could astronauts grow plants in soil? Scientists hope ISS will help them get the dirt. 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z She plays an astronaut, Ryan Stone, who is stuck in outer space, all alone, when the space shuttle that got her there is destroyed in a bizarre, but believable, orbital accident. ArtsBeat: At Toronto Film Festival, Works of Hope and Despair 2013-09-10T03:44:17Z The work itself was a space shuttle built from salvaged materials, a commentary on the liminal nature of the assistants who helped build it. Heads Up: In Rome, Art Off the Tourist Trail 2012-11-22T18:39:56Z But how many of us remember the blastoff of Atlantis in 2011 — the final flight of NASA's manned space shuttle program? 'Leaving Orbit' cheers spaceflight's feats, mourns its fading 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z But in just those few short centuries, we’ve made dramatic strides, from wooden sailing ships to space shuttles, bloodletting to bionic limbs, quill pens to the Internet. Cosmic terror: Why Neil deGrasse Tyson has religious fundamentalists so freaked 2014-03-27T11:50:00Z California Science Center Highlights include “The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition” and, of course, the space shuttle Endeavour. Skip the mall, go to a museum: 16 ways to gobble up SoCal culture over Thanksgiving weekend 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z In 1986, the Challenger space shuttle tragically broke apart 73 seconds after launch as millions of Americans — many of them schoolchildren — watched live on television. Honoring the Challenger's "Final Flight": Docuseries creators on putting the shuttle's people first 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Some were mundane — telephone operators, money counting machines and a space shuttle. Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs in Miami for Art Basel party 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z At a mandatory $24, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is among the most expensive in the city, but you’ll soon be able to admire the space shuttle Enterprise against the city’s skyline. The Cultural Calculation: Museum Fees 2011-06-10T02:17:51Z One small step of the day: The space shuttle Atlantis launched for the last time today. Five pop culture items we missed 2011-07-08T22:01:00Z Recording of the year went to a tribute to the astronauts killed in the Columbia space shuttle disaster in February 2003. Balsom wins artist of the year award 2013-09-17T20:21:40Z Simpson's murder trial, the Challenger space shuttle explosion in 1986 and the death of Osama bin Laden last year, the survey found. Study: Sept. 11 most memorable TV moment 2012-07-11T12:31:05Z In 1986 she was still a part of NASA, waiting for her next turn in space, when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. Lynn Sherr examines the public and private lives of Sally Ride 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z And the last shot is sort of like a space shuttle. Björk Is Your Tour Guide: Her Stories About the MOMA Exhibit 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The space shuttles were portrayed as such until Challenger exploded in 1986. Titanic's legacy: A fascination with disasters 2012-03-31T22:31:05Z The screening took place in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion of the science center, appropriately beneath the wings of the space shuttle Endeavour. Halle Berry believes in 'Extant,' aliens 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z College seemed like a good idea, though I knew as much about how to get there as I did how to pilot a space shuttle. The Many Costs of Campus Carry 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z His many jobs included serving as capsule communicator, or the voice of mission control on the ground, for two dozen space shuttle missions. He Stayed Grounded by Writing a Thriller Set in Outer Space 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z An estimated 9,000 space shuttle engineers, technicians, computer experts, office staff and other workers at Kennedy Space Center have either already been laid off or are about to. Atlantis lands to end space shuttle era 2011-07-21T10:14:00Z In the months leading up to Jan. 28, 1986, the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded and everyone aboard was killed, there were ominous portents. Review | ‘The Burning Blue’ is a compact, suspenseful chronicle of the Challenger disaster 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Although key members of the cast did work on the sequel, set on a disastrous space shuttle flight, the Zuckers have always refused to watch it. Jason Solomons's Trailer Trash 2010-12-12T00:07:00Z A secret counterplot to the ensuing “complete chaos” is uncovered by British communications-satellite techy Martin Hepton after a U.S. space shuttle crashes and burns. Review | Five new thrillers and mysteries to help escape reality — or see it in another light 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z American Apparel issued a public apology Thursday after the company posted a stylized picture to its Tumblr page of the space shuttle Challenger disaster thinking it was fireworks. American Apparel sorry for using Challenger disaster photo 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z I know that Neil Armstrong was not against privatization, but he felt that retiring the space shuttle without having an alternative ready to take astronauts to the space station was not a good idea. Author of Neil Armstrong biography "First Man": He understood "the place of humankind in the cosmos" 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Space shuttle Atlantis sits on the runway shortly after landing at Kennedy Space Center to conclude 30 years and 135 missions of the space shuttle program. Atlantis lands to end space shuttle era 2011-07-21T10:14:00Z "How will the space shuttle be remembered?" asked the narrator. Last night's TV 2011-04-11T08:33:13Z As long as people are around, you’re not going to stop them from taking planes, taking trains, taking ships, driving in cars, driving trucks, and you might as well throw in space shuttles as well.” Polar bears just might outlive us all 2012-12-30T16:00:00Z Two days after they beat the 46-10, the space shuttle Challenger exploded, killing the entire crew. Years later, White House welcoming '85 Bears 2011-10-07T16:41:00Z Atlantis' 13-day mission is the last ever for a space shuttle. Astronauts saluted by Elton 'Rocket Man' John 2011-07-13T19:12:13Z The Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986 and death of Osama bin Laden rounded out the top five. September 11 attacks, Katrina top list of memorable U.S. TV moments 2012-07-11T10:20:00Z But they also serve as beasts of burden; strapped to their backs are bulky space shuttles, slogan-incised pagodas and blocky delivery trucks — emblems of exploration, yes, but also expansion, appropriation and consumerism. Artists at Winston Wächter gallery construct enticing ‘Summer Dreams’ 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z The Atlantis, the 135th and final space shuttle mission, successfully launched on 8 July in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Beyonce's space shuttle message 2011-07-18T14:27:51Z One picture shows the plain, bricklike underbelly of the space shuttle Endeavor; another is a glimpse into the serpentine insides of a nuclear fusion reactor being built in Greifswald, Germany. The Week Ahead: May 2 ? 8 2010-04-30T18:18:00Z Publishing friends likened it to the space shuttle explosion, because it seemed as if the entire New York literary world witnessed the meltdown. A Book Agent?s Descent and Ascent From the Ashes 2010-05-28T22:45:00Z That was the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded over a chilly Florida, just seconds after liftoff. Netflix delves into the ‘human side’ of Challenger disaster 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z At the end of the video, the quartet strap into a special space shuttle while NASA’s staff cheer them on from the control room. Watch One Direction Go To Space In The 'Drag Me Down' Video 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z They taunted us with broken pieces of the Challenger space shuttle and talked of storming the gate. A Century of American Protest 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z And the space shuttle flew just 135 times during its 30-year career, or an average of almost five times a year. If you had the chance to fly to space, would you? 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Aw, maybe these guys could just pool their resources and find a nice uninhabited island to claim, or a space shuttle that could offer them a little time out and some perspective. “Pick-up artist” can’t score in Australia: No shelter or visa for “repugnant” hook-up coach 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z It was an extraordinary sight, even for Washington -- a space shuttle flying over the nation’s capital atop a modified 747 on the way to its permanent new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Space shuttle flies over D.C. to cheers, warnings 2012-04-17T15:11:00Z Charles Bolden, a former Marine Corps Major General who flew on four space shuttle missions and became NASA’s administrator for eight years, credited Nichols’s tour with giving him the idea to apply. Nichelle Nichols Helped Show America a Different Future 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Spinney made Big Bird so famous that he was invited to fly on the space shuttle, part of an effort to interest children in science. Review: ‘I Am Big Bird’ Tells Carroll Spinney’s Story 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z The space shuttle Columbia was destroyed in 2003 as it burned up while re-entering earth’s atmosphere. If planes failed like space shuttles, 272 would crash daily 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Then the space shuttle explodes in the midst of Zoya’s anti-American rant, sending Ruth spiraling into an emotional crash and burn. The Week in Arts: Dancing Around Graves, Beach Read Flicks and ‘GLOW’ 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z The film also provides a window into Giffords’s marriage to Senator Mark Kelly, a former space shuttle pilot with NASA. ‘Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down’ Review: A New Mission 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z For NASA, Mr. Koslow did the official paintings of the Apollo 15 mission and the first launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. Howard Koslow Dies at 91; Artist Designed Stamps for 40 Years 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Many years later our son gave me a pencil sharpener in the shape of a space shuttle. Everyone was in orbit 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z I compare doing a new musical to launching a space shuttle. 5th Avenue Theatre head David Armstrong keeps blazing a trail between Seattle and Broadway 2012-11-11T02:44:04Z Anna Fisher, eight months pregnant with her daughter, takes an overnight shift in the space shuttle Challenger on June 17, 1983, guarding its switches and buttons in advance of the morning launch. When the Portal to Space Travel Opened, ‘The Six’ Stepped Through 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Seven astronauts died on 28 January 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after launch. Beyonce defends Challenger audio use 2013-12-31T10:28:37Z It’s why punch lines about the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle went the equivalent of viral in the 1980s. A Kobe Bryant Joke Goes Wrong, Revealing Comedy’s Troll Side 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z “It’s what the space shuttle uses,” he says. ?The Vanilla Ice Project? on the DIY Network 2012-01-13T17:00:00Z It was followed by Moonraker in 1979, which capitalised on the recent publicity for the newly developed space shuttle, and sent Bond into orbit. Spy Who Loved Me director Lewis Gilbert dies aged 97 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z The space shuttle Discovery or a segregated Pullman railroad car from the Jim Crow era? The Smithsonian Engages in Some Friendly Competition 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z "On my first space shuttle flight, we had 18 mice on board as experiments," Kelly said. Gabby Giffords' husband writing children's book 2012-02-20T23:09:09Z I made this animated film called Space Adventure 3000, about these two guys whose space shuttle goes off course and they land on this planet inhabited by aggressive robots and dinosaurs. Up, up and away 2010-03-04T08:34:00Z The Challenger disaster was particularly scarring for children, as the widely promoted space shuttle was to carry Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, and the country’s first non-astronaut, to space. 'The moment the dream died': inside a Netflix series on the Challenger disaster 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z They counted down the months until the space shuttle Challenger was to launch. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘Planet Earth Is Blue’ 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The most gripping of these is last Friday’s decision by the astronaut Mark Kelly to proceed with his space shuttle mission while his wife, Rep. Motherlode: Family Dramas of the Rich and Famous 2011-02-07T22:15:23Z Advertisement Advertisement Watching President Ronald Reagan deliver a funeral oration for the astronauts who died in the space shuttle Challenger, Mr. Hughes describes their remains as “a sort of human pâté.” Review: In Robert Hughes’s ‘The Spectacle of Skill,’ an Aesthete’s Unsparing Eye 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Singer Beyonce has justified her use of audio footage from the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster in a track from her recently released "surprise" album. Beyonce defends Challenger audio use 2013-12-31T10:28:37Z Is it pack and wave, or, as Chris writes, “like making the arrangements for the space shuttle launch?” Motherlode Blog: Juggling Family and Work Travel 2012-04-17T19:15:23Z It revealed Nasa considered putting Spinney on the doomed Challenger space shuttle, but eventually decided against the idea. Caroll Spinney to retire from playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z As a Nobel prize-winning physicist of course, also as the key component of the investigating commission into the Challenger space shuttle disaster. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher; The Fantastic Mr Feynman – TV review 2013-05-13T06:00:25Z We were watching “The Young and The Restless” when the space shuttle Challenger blew up. Lonnae O’Neal: Farewell, Luke Spencer. Confessions of a soap addict. 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Hubble was celebrated in 1990 when a space shuttle carried into orbit round the earth a space telescope named after him. Listen up, Marco Rubio!: Science lessons for the tea party 2012-11-25T19:00:00Z She conveys, with great energy and verve, the glory and danger of its missions — from Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, on through the final flights of the space shuttle. The Top Books of 2015 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z As the first regular bulletin of the day for a while, it was able to break stories such as the loss of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986. BBC News reaches 60th milestone 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z In 1986, Palmer anchored the first hours of NBC’s coverage of the Challenger space shuttle disaster, as well as other special reports. Longtime NBC News Correspondent John Palmer Dies 2013-08-04T02:34:29Z In a delicate maneuver, crews this week successfully lifted into place giant rockets at the California Science Center, the first large components installed at the future home of the space shuttle Endeavour. A successful liftoff: Space shuttle Endeavour's rockets are installed 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z In later years, Mattingly commanded two space shuttle missions and retired from the agency and the Navy as a rear admiral. Ken Mattingly, astronaut who helped Apollo 13 crew return safely home, dies at age 87 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z It’ll be the only space shuttle exhibit nationwide to depict the spacecraft as if it were at the launchpad, ready for takeoff. Endeavour assembly at Science Center starts with lifting 52-ton rockets into place. Piece o’ cake 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z A three-wheeled prototype Domino’s delivery car from the 1980s, looking more like the space shuttle than a typical car, is going to auction in Las Vegas next month. Futuristic prototype Domino’s delivery car from the 1980s up at auction 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Almost four years before Galileo’s launch, in January 1986, the space shuttle Challenger had exploded shortly after lift-off, taking seven lives with it. How Would We Know There’s Life on Earth? This Bold Experiment Found Out 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z This week’s installations mark the latest milestone in the six-month mission to assemble the permanent exhibit for Endeavour, the last space shuttle orbiter ever built. A successful liftoff: Space shuttle Endeavour's rockets are installed 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z California Science Center President Jeffrey Rudolph marveled at how the space shuttle has become an indelible part of the fabric of Los Angeles since its arrival at the museum in 2012. Space shuttle Endeavour's rockets roll into L.A. as Science Center hails arrival 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The space shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds later, killing all seven crew members. Photographer who captured horrifying images of Challenger breaking apart after launch has died 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z When the final exhibit is fully built, Endeavour will be the only space shuttle that will be exhibited as if it is being ready to be launched. Space shuttle's rockets will be trucked through SoCal roads Tuesday and Wednesday 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z If it was inspiring enough to be a wakeup call for the crew on the final mission of the space shuttle Atlantis, it’ll make any karaoke crowd come to life. The ultimate Beyoncé karaoke power rankings 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Typically, during the era of space shuttle flights, this procedure would’ve been done at NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A successful liftoff: Space shuttle Endeavour's rockets are installed 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z During the space shuttle era, they were shipped by train to Kennedy Space Center in Florida and delivered back to Utah to be prepped for future flights. Space shuttle Endeavour's rockets roll into L.A. as Science Center hails arrival 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z This position began to change in the mid-1990s with docking of the space shuttle with the Russian space station and several blockbuster space-themed films. Most Americans Support NASA—But Don’t Think It Should Prioritize Sending People To Space 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The journey of the space shuttle equipment this week will take three hours Tuesday morning and six hours Wednesday morning. Space shuttle's rockets will be trucked through SoCal roads Tuesday and Wednesday 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z In 1986, after a frigid night and only 73 seconds into its final flight, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart, killing all seven people onboard. Which Is More Dangerous: Outer Space or the Deep Sea? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z “Anything beyond that will make the rest of the space shuttle stacking process impossible,” he said. Space shuttle Endeavour makes one more voyage to its final destination at a new space center 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The motors take up most of the length of the white solid rocket boosters, which are set beneath the space shuttle’s wings and produced more than 80% of lift during takeoff. Space shuttle Endeavour's rockets roll into L.A. as Science Center hails arrival 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z After more than a decade on display at the California Science Center, the space shuttle Endeavour will begin the final trek to its permanent home at a new Los Angeles building in the coming months. Space shuttle Endeavour preps for move to vertical landing in new museum 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z He was I.B.M.’s chief scientist until 1986, a period when the company made components for the space shuttle, built computer mainframes and entered the personal computer market against competitors like Apple and Tandy. Lewis Branscomb, Champion of Science Across Fields, Dies at 96 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z This office couldn’t prevent all problems, though, and 17 years later the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry. Which Is More Dangerous: Outer Space or the Deep Sea? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z This will be the last chance for guests to see the space shuttle up close for years before Endeavour will be on view again at the space center. Space shuttle Endeavour makes one more voyage to its final destination at a new space center 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The equipment will be a key component to the permanent exhibition of Endeavour, the last space shuttle built. Space shuttle Endeavour's rockets roll into L.A. as Science Center hails arrival 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z It had been built to assemble Saturn V rockets that launched astronauts to the moon on the Apollo missions and later used for the space shuttle program. Space shuttle Endeavour preps for move to vertical landing in new museum 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z U.S. businesses have long complained about Chinese government policies that require technology transfer, and experts warn about state-sponsored theft of everything from Monsanto crop seeds to data about NASA's space shuttle designs. Amid US-China rivalry, a landmark science deal faces new scrutiny 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z President Ronald Reagan delivered somber remarks from the Oval Office about the space shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986. Biden to Deliver Oval Office Address as U.S. Averts Default 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Phillips said he hopes the space shuttle will inspire people, especially kids, to get involved with space exploration, aeronautics and exploring the universe. Space shuttle Endeavour makes one more voyage to its final destination at a new space center 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The couple has since married, and on Wednesday, they brought their children to see parts of the space shuttle system roll through the city again. Space shuttle Endeavour's rockets roll into L.A. as Science Center hails arrival 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Endeavour: Final Journey The space shuttle Endeavour makes its final journey to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, marking the end of NASA’s shuttle program. Space shuttle Endeavour preps for move to vertical landing in new museum 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Pride was named Editor of the Year by the National Press Foundation in 1987 for directing coverage of the Challenger space shuttle disaster and death of New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe. Editor, Pulitzer administrator Mike Pride dead at 76 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z It was made to carry the Buran, the orbiter in the short-lived Soviet space shuttle program. Restoring a Giant Plane: Ukrainian Resilience or Folly? 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Rudolph said there have been plans for more than 30 years to exhibit a full space shuttle in launch configuration, and now they are about to make that vision a reality. Space shuttle Endeavour makes one more voyage to its final destination at a new space center 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The components of the two solid rocket motors flew on a combined 81 space shuttle flights and 32 static tests. Space shuttle Endeavour's rockets roll into L.A. as Science Center hails arrival 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Once the full stack of the space shuttle is completed, the rest of the building will be constructed, followed by the time it will take to install exhibits. Space shuttle Endeavour preps for move to vertical landing in new museum 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Navy submarine officer who has logged more than 40 days in orbit as a veteran of three space shuttle flights and seven spacewalks. SpaceX ready to retry launching NASA's next space station crew 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Presidential blue-ribbon panels bulwarked the Social Security program in 1983 and overhauled NASA’s space shuttle program after the 1986 Challenger disaster. Why the U.S. Needs a Formal Reckoning on the COVID Pandemic 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The first of the month is the 20th anniversary of the Columbia disaster, when seven astronauts died as their space shuttle broke up during a return flight to Earth after 17 days in space. Space and Astronomy in February: What to Expect 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The reusable boosters produced more than 6 million pounds of thrust during liftoff, igniting only after the space shuttle’s main engines were at full thrust, according to the science center. Space shuttle Endeavour's rockets roll into L.A. as Science Center hails arrival 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z In all, the decoration has been awarded 28 times, 17 posthumously — to the crew of Apollo 1, who died in a launchpad fire, and the astronauts killed aboard space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. Astronauts who first flew SpaceX capsule to be honored at White House 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Part spaceship, part education, dining and retail complex, the 11-acre campus is rising adjacent to L.A. landmarks including Memorial Coliseum and the space shuttle Endeavour exhibit. See the photos: In a galaxy not so far away, Lucas Museum is taking off 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The Hubble telescope was serviceable—at huge expense—by space shuttle astronauts in low-Earth orbit. NASA unveils initial plan for multibillion-dollar telescope to find life on alien worlds 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z “The space shuttle is very complicated,” Mr. Zhou said, while the capsules China and SpaceX are using are “relatively easier technologically to ensure reliability and safety, and it is also more economical.” China Maps Out Plans to Put Astronauts on the Moon and on Mars 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z A veteran Russian cosmonaut who set space endurance records on Soviet missions, then returned to orbit after a long absence to fly on a U.S. space shuttle. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The paper machine stretched across almost the entire mill floor and trembled like a space shuttle just before liftoff. Cardboard Has Taken Over Our Lives. Where Does It Come From? 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z One study of preserved blood samples from space shuttle astronauts found potentially deadly gene mutations in every case. Opinion | Artemis says, to the moon! But it might simply prove our human limits. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The engine that performed the burn was repurposed from the space shuttle and had flown 19 missions between 1984 and 2002. NASA’s Orion spacecraft flies by the moon, 81 miles above the surface 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The 322-foot Space Launch System is the most powerful rocket ever built by NASA, with more thrust than either the space shuttle or the mighty Saturn V that carried men to the moon. NASA’s moon rocket launches 50 years after Apollo 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Unlike the streamlined Saturn V, the new rocket has a pair of side boosters refashioned from NASA’s space shuttles. EXPLAINER: NASA’s new moon rocket, 50 years after Apollo 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The solar-powered vehicle, which looks like a miniature space shuttle, landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Unmanned, solar-powered US space plane back after 908 days 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z “One of the very first things that we did is, we notified all the families of the space shuttle Challenger so they are aware of this,” said Ciannilli. Filmmakers Find Section of Destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger on Ocean Floor 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z In addition to the training academy classroom, it includes an observatory and telescope, multi-axis trainer, mission control headquarters and realistic space shuttle model. Top toys of 2022 are those meant to last 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z For Silberberg, the favorite is a bag from the space shuttle obtained by a friend with a family connection to the space agency. Meet the people collecting airplane barf bags 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z After the retirement of the space shuttles in 2011, the Soyuz was the only transportation available for taking astronauts to and from the space station. SpaceX Will Launch First Russian Astronaut: How to Watch 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The cargo bay of a space shuttle was large enough to hold Hubble, which at 43.5 feet long and 14 feet wide is roughly the size of a school bus. NASA May Let Billionaire Astronaut and SpaceX Lift Hubble Telescope 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z All of the debris from the fallen space shuttle Challenger remains U.S. government property. Filmmakers Find Section of Destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger on Ocean Floor 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The engines and boosters are carryovers from the now retired space shuttles. NASA fuels moon rocket in leak test ahead of next launch try 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z When the space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on Oct. The Search for Intelligent Life Is About to Get a Lot More Interesting 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z At the time the Hubble Space Telescope was still five years away from launching on a space shuttle. JWST’s First Glimpses of Early Galaxies Could Break Cosmology 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Sending people or cargo into space, measured per kilogram, is 85 times cheaper today than when the space shuttle first launched in 1981. Op-Ed: Can space save Earth? 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z One the largest pieces of NASA’s fallen space shuttle Challenger has been discovered on the ocean floor by a TV documentary team searching for a downed World War II aircraft. Filmmakers Find Section of Destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger on Ocean Floor 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z It's a new type of rocket system, because it has both a combination of liquid oxygen and hydrogen main engines and two strap-on solid rocket boosters derived from the space shuttle. Why NASA's moon-bound Artemis 1 mission matters 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z NASA’s space shuttles, now retired, were plagued by hydrogen leaks. Fuel leak ruins NASA’s 2nd shot at launching moon rocket 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z The space shuttle Endeavour was on the launchpad on June 13 that year, ready for yet another mission to send pieces of the International Space Station to orbit. NASA Scrubbed Another Moon Launch. It May Not Be the Last Time. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z It also signals a major change in direction for NASA’s post-Apollo human spaceflight program, after decades focused on low-Earth orbit with space shuttles and the International Space Station. NASA ready for second attempt at Artemis lunar launch 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z The space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its 25th launch after seals in one of the vehicle’s two solid rocket boosters failed. Filmmakers Find Section of Destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger on Ocean Floor 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z It's really a hybrid between the space shuttle and Apollo's Saturn V rocket. Why NASA's moon-bound Artemis 1 mission matters 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z After the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003, the agency began to work on new modes of travel. To the Moon 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Nelson, who flew on the space shuttle in 1986 when he was a member of Congress, said that scrubs are a normal part of spaceflight. Artemis I launch scrubbed as engine problem defies fast fix 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z NASA’s third space shuttle — Discovery — launched 38 years ago today, after multiple delays. A Poorer Generation 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z In 1981, the first space shuttle, Columbia, was on the launchpad with two astronauts strapped in for the first launch to orbit, but the countdown was halted by a computer glitch. NASA, and space fans, await decision on next chance to launch Artemis moon rocket. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The rocket, known as S.L.S., has some visual similarities to the retired space shuttles. How and When to Watch NASA’s Giant Rocket Launch to the Moon 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z That’s more than the space shuttle could carry to low earth orbit but less than the Apollo-era Saturn V rocket could carry to the Moon. NASA’s megarocket is about to blast off toward the Moon 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Can you put these numbers into the context of Apollo or the space shuttle? The ‘Program Is Precarious’: Lori Garver on NASA’s Artemis I Moonshot 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Unlike the streamlined Saturn V, the new rocket has a pair of strap-on boosters refashioned from NASA’s space shuttles. EXPLAINER: NASA tests new moon rocket, 50 years after Apollo 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z A blast of energy is required for the space shuttle, for example, to climb to a higher orbit. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z A member of the last batch of Bruins to win a Rose Bowl, only weeks before the space shuttle Challenger exploded in January 1986, Norton is forging a new legacy at his alma mater. If it seems like old times at UCLA, then Ken Norton Jr. will have succeeded in return 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Its origins date back to around 2010, when the US was shifting away from the space shuttle and toward other modes of space transportation. NASA’s megarocket is about to blast off toward the Moon 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z But it’s more powerful, using a core stage and twin strap-on boosters, similar to the ones used for the space shuttles. NASA’s moon rocket moved to launch pad for 1st test flight 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z He has greeted a Super Guppy aircraft delivering the space shuttle trainer to the Museum of Flight. A spacesuit, a dream and virtual reality meet at ‘The Infinite’ in Tacoma 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Figure 8.17 The space shuttle had a number of reusable parts. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z As a Times staffer writer, Alexander was at Cape Canaveral for the first flight of shuttle Columbia in April 1981, the first space shuttle to reach outer space. George Alexander, L.A. Times reporter who chronicled space exploration, dies 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z In 2003, when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere, debris scattered across eastern Texas and southern Louisiana. An Uncontrolled Chinese Rocket Body Is Returning From Space. Where Will It Land? 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z The flight will be using the SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle and will be the first time a cosmonaut has flown to space on an American vehicle that isn’t the space shuttle. U.S., Russia agree to resume integrated flights to the International Space Station 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z In 1986, he was a payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Columbia. NASA chief warns against China’s moon program 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z The space shuttle was a complex assemblage of technologies, employing both solid and liquid fuel and pioneering ceramic tiles as reentry heat shields. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Just four days after Voyager 2's closest approach to Uranus, however, its discoveries were overshadowed when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z As with the Challenger space shuttle explosion and 9/11 and more, the scene brought so much visceral shock that many people remember where they were and what they were doing when they saw it. An infamous day. A search for answers. Will America tune in? 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z In a milestone, the Los Angeles home of the retired space shuttle Endeavour will break ground Wednesday on a permanent museum, which ultimately envisions the spacecraft displayed as if ready for launch. Space shuttle Endeavour is getting its own grand museum in L.A., displayed in launch position 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z It was a response to the call for commercial companies to take over the responsibility for low-Earth orbit crew transportation, post the then soon-to-retire space shuttles. Boeing aims for new test launch of Starliner astronaut capsule 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z During television coverage of space shuttle landings, two distinct booms could often be heard. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z These included an array of satellite programs, as well as research into nuclear propulsion systems, hybrid computers, holographic displays, and automated landing systems for jet aircraft and the space shuttle. The weird true story of how NASA almost ended up with a huge campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z NASA’s space shuttles were also partially reusable, but required extensive and expensive work after each flight, and they never lived up to their promise of airliner-like operations. Catch and Release: Rocket Lab Grabs Booster Falling From Space With a Helicopter 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Most people who witnessed launches of the space shuttle did so from a vantage point miles away, California Science Center president Jeffrey Rudolph said, rather than up close. Space shuttle Endeavour is getting its own grand museum in L.A., displayed in launch position 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z He noted how Cape Canaveral and the Florida Space Coast, which were moribund after the space shuttle retired in 2011, have come back to life, as a number of companies develop new rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX launches another crew to space station during a record year 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z The space shuttle was an attempt at an economical vehicle with some reusable parts, such as the solid fuel boosters and the craft itself. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Once Apollo 17 was finished in December 1972, the space shuttle promised the only rides into space. The surprising voyage of Charlie Duke: An astronaut reaches for heaven 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Engineers designed a reusable spacecraft called the Buran that looked like the U.S. space shuttle. One Ukrainian war casualty: The world’s largest airplane 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z By contrast, with the space shuttle, “so much of the vehicle makes it into space, and then back down to the Earth.” Space shuttle Endeavour is getting its own grand museum in L.A., displayed in launch position 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z But plans to privatize the operating of NASA’s space shuttles were shelved after the loss of Challenger in 1986. Private Astronauts Launching to Space Station Don’t Want to Be ‘Tourists’ 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Do fluids exert buoyant forces in a “weightless” environment, such as in the space shuttle? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z She became a mission specialist and flight engineer for the space shuttle. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mriya wasn’t easy to fly, especially with a space shuttle strapped to its back. One Ukrainian war casualty: The world’s largest airplane 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Part of the reason no other museum has displayed a space shuttle or Saturn V rocket vertically is the enormous cost and technical difficulty in doing so. Space shuttle Endeavour is getting its own grand museum in L.A., displayed in launch position 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Since the mid-1980s, crews on United States space shuttle flights have included astronauts from Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Japan, Israel, and Mexico. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Russia kept station crews coming and going after NASA’s Columbia disaster in 2003 and after the space shuttles retired in 2011. Space Station “largely isolated” from tensions over Ukraine 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Strong language includes “a--holes” and “s---,” but what will really get your attention is the giant “f---” spray-painted across a space shuttle. What to watch with your kids: ‘Moonfall,’ ‘Death on the Nile’ and more 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z “They could go to the moon aboard the space shuttle.” ‘Moonfall’ review: Disaster film becomes a comedy — even if it wasn’t intended that way 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z But to house an entire space shuttle requires a structure that leaves the interior open to display the shuttle, Rudolph said. Space shuttle Endeavour is getting its own grand museum in L.A., displayed in launch position 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z The space shuttle is being used in the most ambitious cooperative space venture. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Harper and Fowler’s space shuttle in orbit around the Earth. Moonfall is a hollow, galaxy-brained spectacle 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z But the Nixon administration instead chose to pursue the space shuttle and canceled both projects in 1973. NASA’s ‘Nuclear Option’ May Be Crucial for Getting Humans to Mars 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The Hubble was famously fixed three years later when astronauts on the space shuttle replaced a secondary mirror that had been crafted to offset precisely the main mirror’s flaw. Webb telescope arrives at outpost 1 million miles from Earth to begin study of distant galaxies 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The assembly will begin with the solid rocket boosters, then the external fuel tank, and then the shuttle, in an assembly known as a full space shuttle stack. Space shuttle Endeavour is getting its own grand museum in L.A., displayed in launch position 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Jan. 28, 1986: The space shuttle Challenger explodes just after liftoff. Timeline of NBA in 1980s as league celebrates 75th season 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z By coordinating our efforts through language, we have invented everything from agriculture to space shuttles—technologies that themselves contribute to contemporary soundscapes. Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The space station could see another new vehicle visit in 2022: Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser, a spaceplane that looks like a miniature version of the space shuttle. 2021 was a huge year for space exploration. 2022 could be even bigger 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Russian astronauts traveled to orbit on the space shuttle, and when it stopped flying, the Russian Soyuz spacecraft became NASA’s only ride to orbit for nearly a decade. NASA-Russia Alliance in Space Is Shaken by Events on Planet Earth 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z The space shuttle’s arrival in California was a homecoming for Endeavour, which rolled off Rockwell International’s production line in Palmdale in 1991, replacing Challenger, which exploded after launch in 1986, killing the seven aboard. Space shuttle Endeavour is getting its own grand museum in L.A., displayed in launch position 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z It was as if a space shuttle were now to return to Earth with unexpected stowaways onboard: “The deep has sent forth the long coveted message,” as the ship's naturalist recorded it at the time. Rachel Carson’s Explorations of the Sea, the Human Relationship with Elephants, and More 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z Hawley, in fact, is more stressed over Webb than he was for Hubble, which he released into orbit from space shuttle Discovery in 1990. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Hubble caught a lift to orbit tucked inside NASA’s space shuttle Discovery in 1990. EXPLAINER: Veteran Hubble vs. new Webb space telescope 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Hubble was designed to be delivered to orbit, fully assembled, in the cargo bay of a space shuttle. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, poised to launch, will open a new window on the cosmos — if everything goes just right The idea of bringing a space shuttle to the Science Center has been on the drawing board for a generation. Space shuttle Endeavour is getting its own grand museum in L.A., displayed in launch position 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z On 7 April in 1983, American astronauts Don Peterson and Story Musgrave bravely stepped out of the space shuttle Challenger, the first time US space explorers had conducted a spacewalk in nearly a decade. Upcoming Moon missions spur the search for new spacesuits 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Those events occurred in a year when NASA’s astronauts were launching with regularity from U.S. soil for the first time since the space shuttle was retired in 2011. NASA’s many science missions now include learning how to deflect killer asteroids 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The altitude was dictated by the capabilities of NASA’s space shuttles, which delivered Hubble to orbit and then made five service calls. EXPLAINER: Veteran Hubble vs. new Webb space telescope 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The Hubble was put into low Earth orbit, via the cargo bay of the space shuttle, and is roughly 340 miles above the surface. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, poised to launch, will open a new window on the cosmos — if everything goes just right The space shuttle program was launched following the Apollo-era mission to land on the moon. Space shuttle Endeavour is getting its own grand museum in L.A., displayed in launch position 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Those events came in a year when NASA’s astronauts were launching with regularity from United States soil for the first time since the space shuttle was retired in 2011. NASA’s many science missions now include learning how to deflect killer asteroids 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The space world has a little engine that could — a small, snub-nosed space plane called Dream Chaser that looks like it could be the space shuttle’s offspring. With a huge infusion of cash, Sierra Space hopes to get its Dream Chaser spaceplane and space station off the ground 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The six Black astronauts who had visited the space station before Mr. Glover were part of space shuttle crews that stayed for roughly 12 days. NASA Astronaut to Be First Black Woman to Join Space Station Crew 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z While vehicles such as the space shuttle were hit by smaller pieces of debris, it's likely that a collision with any large objects at orbital speeds would be catastrophic to the ISS. Russian anti-satellite test adds to worsening problem of space debris 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Unlike, say, a reconfigurable pirate ship / island or a space shuttle, the UCS Falcon is so big it’d probably be unwieldy to whisk it around a room playing Lego with my daughters. The Verge’s favorite unrealistic gift wishes for 2022 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Here's our guide to America's replacement for the space shuttle. Nasa's Orion spacecraft: A guide 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The trip was the fourth safe return to Earth for Crew Dragon, a gumdrop-shaped astronaut capsule developed by SpaceX as a replacement for the space shuttle with roughly $3 billion in funding from NASA. SpaceX Carries NASA Astronaut Mission Home With Safe Water Landing 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z In ninth grade, Mr. Varia recalls watching a space shuttle launch on TV. A Future for People With Disabilities in Outer Space Takes Flight 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Chappel said his family used to live in Florida and had been accustomed to hearing the sound of the space shuttle launching and returning to Earth. Did a meteor explode over New Hampshire? That may explain the boom 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Tokyo completed an underground system for diverting floodwater back in 2006 with chambers large enough to fit a space shuttle or the Statue of Liberty. Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Conceived under the George W Bush presidency as a successor to the space shuttle, Orion has cost more than $18bn since work began in 2006. Nasa's Orion spacecraft: A guide 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z In 2011, he recorded a wake-up call for astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery. William Shatner, 90, is going to space on a Blue Origin spacecraft 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The missions included two human spaceflights by SpaceX—the first from the U.S. since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011. Even Rocket Launches Can’t Escape COVID 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Now that the crew is back on Earth, they will be checked out by medical staff and then flown via helicopter to NASA's space shuttle landing facilities. SpaceX’s Private Inspiration4 Crew Is Back on Earth 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Four decades ago the space shuttle was going to make space travel routine and cheap, almost as uneventful as a trans-Atlantic plane flight. What a Fungus Reveals About the Space Program 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z For comparison, each space shuttle had 10 displays along with more than 1,200 switches, dials and gauges. Nasa's Orion spacecraft: A guide 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “These have been the voyages of the space shuttle Discovery,” Shatner said in the prerecorded call that riffed on the “Star Trek” opening theme. William Shatner, 90, is going to space on a Blue Origin spacecraft 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Bell began his career as a developer of mini-computer software used in engineering of space shuttle payload mixes. Former AWS veteran Charlie Bell to head cybersecurity ops at Microsoft 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z This type of abort feature can be activated at any time from liftoff to orbit—a feature that the space shuttle did not have. SpaceX’s Inspiration4 Mission Launches Today. Here’s How to Watch 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Sembroski also conducted simulated space shuttle missions as a counselor for U.S. Factbox - Profiles of first all-civilian space crew headed for orbit 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z But she and the six other members of her crew were killed when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lifting off from the Kennedy Space Center. They ‘could be our neighbors,’ and they’re going to space. SpaceX gets ready to fly the Inspiration4 crew. 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z His first front-page story for The Times in 1986 was about the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle, which killed all seven crew members. Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times science reporter, dies at 77 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The nation that landed humans on the moon was dependent on Russia for years to reach the orbiting international station after the space shuttles were retired. Human spaceflight in the hands of billionaires is no ‘giant leap’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Unlike the space shuttle, which had no emergency abort system, New Shepard’s capsule can be jettisoned away from the booster in the event of an emergency. Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen reach space, return safely on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z None of those women were seriously considered as astronaut candidates at the time; American human spaceflight was a male-only affair until 1983, when Sally Ride launched to orbit aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin Are Finally Flying to Space 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z “Our short space flight is closer to an airline flight than a trip aboard, say, the space shuttle,” he said. Quiet and secretive Blue Origin hopes to start new chapter with Jeff Bezos’s space flight 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z Jones, who flew on four space shuttle missions and spent 53 days working and living in space, called Virgin Galactic's spaceflight "a great step forward." Veteran NASA Astronaut Tom Jones: Virgin Galactic's historic spaceflight opens ‘the door to space tourism’ 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z The space shuttle, NASA’s follow-up to projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, never seemed to capture the public imagination as did those earlier programs aimed at landing on the moon. Column: The Bezos-Branson-Musk space race is a huge waste of money and scientifically useless 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Astronauts deployed the Hubble Space Telescope from the space shuttle Discovery on April 25, 1990; five crews of astronauts later visited the spacecraft in orbit to repair and upgrade the technology and instruments on board. A Glitch Has Knocked the Hubble Space Telescope Offline—for Now 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z After the Apollo moon program, U.S. space shuttles and Russian Soyuz flights were the only game in town. How Human Space Launches Have Diversified 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z The space shuttle program was retired, and American astronauts began to launch to the International Space Station via the Russian Soyuz. Review | What’s driving the pilots that will fly paying customers into space? 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z NASA’s new boss Bill Nelson doesn’t consider himself an astronaut even though he spent six days orbiting Earth in 1986 aboard space shuttle Columbia — as a congressman. Who's an astronaut as private spaceflight picks up speed? 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z More likely, they’ll be like other science projects sent aloft on the space shuttle, which Weinberg acerbically dismissed as having “the flavor of projects done for a high school science talent contest.” Column: The Bezos-Branson-Musk space race is a huge waste of money and scientifically useless 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Ellison Onizuka, killed in the Challenger space shuttle explosion, is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Headstones in national cemeteries tell stories of bravery and valor 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z “It’s the same reason people watch space shuttle launches. People want to be a part of that moment. They want to be able to say, ‘I was there when that happened,’ ” North said. A viral TikTok video brought chaos to Huntington Beach. Officials fear it's just the beginning 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z Roughly 84,000 pieces of the space shuttle were found after extensive searches through swamplands, forests and pastures. From a Texas dental office to the Canadian tundra, here’s where space debris has crashed to Earth 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Mullane, the three-time space shuttle flier, suggests using astronaut first class, second class, third class, “depending on what your involvement is, whether you pull out a wallet and write a check.” Who's an astronaut as private spaceflight picks up speed? 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z One example of the wastefulness of manned missions is the Hubble Space Telescope, which was placed into orbit in 1990 by the space shuttle. Column: The Bezos-Branson-Musk space race is a huge waste of money and scientifically useless 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z The largest cascade of space debris onto the surface occurred when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas in 2003 as it re-entered the atmosphere en route to a landing in Florida. Heads Up! A Used Chinese Rocket Is Tumbling Back to Earth This Weekend. 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z It was while Nelson was a congressman that he rocketed into orbit aboard space shuttle Columbia in January 1986 - just two weeks before Challenger’s astronauts perished during liftoff. NASA’s new chief big on climate, hedges on 2024 moon landing 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z It was while Nelson was a congressman that he rocketed into orbit aboard space shuttle Columbia in January 1986 — just two weeks before Challenger’s astronauts perished during liftoff. NASA’s new chief big on climate, hedges on 2024 moon landing 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z I was his age — 7 — on the morning our second-grade teacher wheeled a TV into the classroom so we could all watch the Challenger space shuttle take off. Opinion | Richard Branson Wanted to Beat Elon Musk to Space. It’s Been a Wild Ride. 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z As an astronaut, Melroy flew three space shuttle missions, supporting the building of the International Space Station, and served as commander of her final flight in 2007. Senate Confirms Bill Nelson as NASA’s New Leader 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Nelson, 78, grew up near Cape Canaveral and was serving as a Democratic congressman when he launched aboard space shuttle Columbia on Jan. 12, 1986. Senate confirms former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson to lead NASA 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery. Today in History 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Their arrival means there are now 11 humans aboard our orbiting laboratory, a number not seen since the space shuttle era. SpaceX capsule with four astronauts on board docks with the International Space Station 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z For the next four days, the space station will be home to 11 astronauts, just shy of the record of 13 set during NASA’s space shuttle era. Old SpaceX capsule delivers new crew to space station 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Nelson represented Florida as a U.S. senator from 2001 to 2019, an era that saw the end of the agency’s space shuttle program and the beginning of commercial spaceflight. Senate Confirms Bill Nelson as NASA’s New Leader 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Just 10 days after their flight ended, the space shuttle Challenger failed shortly after liftoff and all seven astronauts were killed. Senate confirms former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson to lead NASA 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z For the next four days, the space station will be home to 11 astronauts, just shy of the record of 13 set during NASA’s space shuttle era. Old SpaceX capsule delivers new crew to space station 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z That was the mission that saw US astronauts launch from US soil for the first time in nine years following the retirement of the space shuttles in 2011. US Dragon crewship launches to space station 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z A longtime advocate of space exploration who flew on the space shuttle in 1986, Nelson, 78, is expected to win confirmation handily and was praised by senators on both side of the aisle. Biden’s NASA nominee says he’ll try to stick to Trump’s schedule for return to the moon 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z All public events are included, such as quick comments on the South Lawn, short exchanges with reporters and all public speeches, radio addresses and even public telephone calls to astronauts on the space shuttles. Trump defies custom by not giving National Archives records of his speeches at political rallies 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z In 1981, the first test flight of America’s first operational space shuttle, the Columbia, ended successfully with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Today in History 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Senator Nelson is most closely identified with human spaceflight and associated large hardware development programs, such as the space shuttle and deep-space launch vehicles. Bill Nelson Isn't the Best Choice for NASA Administrator 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Also on view: “Mission 26: The Big Endeavour,” exploring the relocation of the space shuttle to Southern California. 13 promising L.A. and O.C. museum exhibitions you can see now 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger roared into orbit on its maiden voyage. Today in History 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z President Joe Biden this month tapped former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who flew on the space shuttle right before the Challenger accident, to lead NASA. Big effort aims to elect candidates with science backgrounds 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Given the risk, if you’ve got a collectible Lego space shuttle on the way, it might be time to think about security. French police are investigating an international Lego crime ring 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z There’s a reason why all of the American space shuttles were named after ships. The big boat is unstuck, and it’s for the best 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z As a congressman, Mr. Nelson flew on a space shuttle mission in 1986. Biden Nominates Former Florida Senator to Lead NASA 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z “In the senate he was known as the go-to senator for our nation’s space program,” the White House said in its announcement, noting that Nelson even flew on the space shuttle in 1986. As a member of Congress, Bill Nelson flew to space. As NASA administrator, he’d face a host of challenges. 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z He first entered national politics as a representative for the district that is home to Florida’s space coast and flew as a civilian on the space shuttle in 1986. Former Senator Bill Nelson nominated to lead NASA 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The same test stand at Stennis was used to test the engines on both NASA’s Saturn V rocket and space shuttle orbiters. NASA Moon Rocket Passes Critical Engine Test 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Nelson, 78, grew up near Cape Canaveral and was serving as a Democratic congressman when he launched aboard space shuttle Columbia in January 1986. Biden picks former senator who flew in space to lead NASA 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Two of the engines were a part of the last space shuttle mission in 2011. NASA completes key engine test of its massive SLS moon rocket 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z The four engines tested Thursday actually flew into orbit on NASA’s space shuttles and were upgraded for the more powerful SLS system. NASA completes engine test firing of moon rocket on 2nd try 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z The show famously addressed the 1986 explosion of the Challenger space shuttle as well as childhood illiteracy, prescription pill addiction and bankruptcy. Soleil Moon Frye 'lost sight' of herself. Facing her darkest memories brought her back 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Perseverance through the early skepticism about rocket technology; perseverance through the misguided space shuttle decades; perseverance through high-profile failures to arrive at a mission that bristles with confidence and purpose. Opinion | How a generation of 1930s rocketeers led us to unlock the secrets of Mars 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z In 1997, astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery completed their tune-up of the Hubble Space Telescope after 33 hours of spacewalking; the Hubble was then released using the shuttle’s crane. Today in History 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z He traveled to Kazakhstan in 2008 to see a Russian Soyuz blast off with a tourist on board, then a few years later attended one of NASA’s last space shuttle launches. US billionaire buys SpaceX flight to orbit with 3 others 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The program ended, however, after the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff on Jan. 28, 1986, killing McAuliffe and the other astronauts on board. Meet the people paying $55 million each to fly to the space station 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z For his part, Norris went on to be actively involved in the space shuttle’s return to flight and retired in 2003. For NASA engineer, writing about Challenger tragedy was hard 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z Space & Rocket Center in Alabama announced plans Tuesday to restore the world’s only full-sized mockup of a space shuttle coupled with an external fuel tank and twin rocket boosters. Alabama museum to restore full-sized mockup of space shuttle 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z An electrical engineer and former Royal Canadian Navy officer, he became the first Canadian in space when he flew aboard the U.S. space shuttle in 1984. Trudeau shuffles Cabinet, names astronaut foreign minister 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z This summer one of his Crew Dragon rockets launched six astronauts to the International Space Station, the first such mission from US soil since the space shuttles were retired in 2011. Elon Musk's guide to getting ahead in business 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z At the beginning of the space shuttle program, it envisioned offering seats to private citizens and started a “Spaceflight Participant” program. Meet the people paying $55 million each to fly to the space station 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z The chapter about the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded shortly after liftoff Jan. 28, 1986. For NASA engineer, writing about Challenger tragedy was hard 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z Consisting of a shuttle-shaped metal frame covered with sheeting, Pathfinder was originally used to test ground handling, transportation and other procedures for the space shuttle. Alabama museum to restore full-sized mockup of space shuttle 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z In 1972, President Richard Nixon announced that he had ordered development of the space shuttle. Today in History 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z He also designed instruments used aboard Skylab and space shuttle flights and for satellites measuring polar auroras and luminescence in the upper atmosphere. George R. Carruthers, scientist who designed telescope that went to the moon, dies at 81 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z To expose this scheme will require a robust presidential commission like the one that looked into the 1986 explosion of the Challenger space shuttle. Why we can't just "move on": We need accountability for Donald Trump's misdeeds 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z The rocket would be the most powerful ever, with four RS-25 engines used by the space shuttle and two side solid rocket motor boosters taller than the Statue of Liberty. 2021 could be a huge year for space. Here’s what’s to come from NASA, Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos. 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z In 1999, space shuttle Discovery’s astronauts finished their repair job on the Hubble Space Telescope and released it back into orbit. Today in History 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z However, Kelly was eager to become part of an even more elite group - those who have flown the space shuttle. Astronaut Scott Kelly: How to survive a year in space 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Canada built the Canadarm robotic arms which were initially installed on some of the U.S. space shuttles and then the International Space Station. Canada signs deal to send first astronaut on U.S. mission around the moon 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z The age of the space shuttle is over. NASA rocket display at museum a tribute to astronauts who lost their lives in 2 missions 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z In 1993, the space shuttle Endeavour returned from its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Today in History 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z The Trump administration also increased NASA’s budget and saw NASA’s astronauts return to space from United States soil for the first time since the space shuttle fleet was retired in 2011. As Pence names which astronauts will go to the moon, some see a political ploy 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z And the world was reminded of the huge risks of space travel when, in 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up while returning to Earth - killing seven Nasa astronauts. Astronaut Scott Kelly: How to survive a year in space 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z He also was appointed by Reagan to the panel that investigated the 1986 explosion of the Challenger space shuttle. Chuck Yeager, test pilot who broke sound barrier, dies at 97 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z Since the retirement of the space shuttles, the Russian Soyuz spacecraft was the only means for astronauts traveling to and from the space station. SpaceX’s ‘Resilience’ Lifts 4 Astronauts Into New Era of Spaceflight 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Nasa turned to private companies to haul cargo and crews to the space station following the 2011 retirement of its space shuttles. SpaceX targets Sunday night crewed launch as Elon Musk reports Covid-19 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z As an example of these different stresses, in the space shuttle, the RS-25 engines were canted up and away from the solid rocket boosters. Nasa's giant SLS rocket: a guide 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z It may use technology developed for the space shuttle, but in many ways, the SLS is a modern heir to the Saturn V, the gigantic rocket that lofted all of the Apollo missions. Nasa's new 'megarocket' set for critical tests 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Air Force colonel and test pilot and, as commander of NASA’s STS-120 team, the second woman to command a space shuttle mission. These are the experts who will lead Biden’s transition at federal agencies 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z After leaving office, Glenn, then 77, flew into orbit again, launching on space shuttle Discovery as a payload specialist. Mark Kelly Becomes 4th Astronaut Elected to Congress 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z The space shuttle SRMs were the largest ever flown, and it is often mistakenly assumed that the use of large solid rockets ended when the space shuttle retired. An Underappreciated Danger of the New Space Age: Global Air Pollution 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z But the rocket also incorporates technology from the space shuttle. Nasa's giant SLS rocket: a guide 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The engines - the same ones that powered the now-retired space shuttle orbiter - will generate a whopping 1.6 million pounds of thrust. Nasa's new 'megarocket' set for critical tests 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The agency’s space shuttle was heralded as a workhorse for spacefaring researchers. Suborbital Scientists Prepare to Storm the Heavens 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Skylab and space shuttle crew member Jack Lousma won the Republican primary, but lost the election to be a senator from Michigan in 1984. Mark Kelly Becomes 4th Astronaut Elected to Congress 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z In October 2000, he was one of seven astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery, which brought pieces of the nascent space station to orbit. How the Space Station Became a Base to Launch Humanity’s Future 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z The SLS core stage is based on the space shuttle's foam-covered external tank. Nasa's giant SLS rocket: a guide 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Resnik, an Ohio native who earned her doctorate at the University of Maryland, died in the space shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. ‘Jews in Space’ exhibit explores Jewish scholars, artists 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z My experience also exemplifies the phenomenon known as “the normalization of deviance” discussed by Diane Vaughan in her 1996 book on the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Perspective | A doctor gave me an inept diagnosis for a neurological problem. I should know: I’m a neurologist. 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Air Force, where he made a career of maintaining advanced aircraft, eventually including the space shuttle. Opinion | Trump could learn something from my peewee football coach 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z They set up systems such as scrubbers to keep carbon dioxide levels from building up, stowed cargo, attached components brought up by space shuttles, fixed things that broke and even ran a few experiments. How the Space Station Became a Base to Launch Humanity’s Future 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z The last time Nasa ordered up a new toilet was in the early 1990s to accommodate two-week space shuttle missions. Potty training: ISS crew to give Nasa’s first new space toilet in decades a go 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Still, many highlights, such as the space shuttle Discovery, are on view as usual. Museums, gardens and zoos are reopening across the region. Here’s what you can visit now. 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z The space shuttle Enterprise will also be open. Intrepid museum re-opening to public with virus restrictions 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z But when a space shuttle launched, Paul Laisure insisted that they come and sit in the living room to watch the lift-off on their Admiral TV. Ex-electrician wants NASA to make ‘little people’ honorees 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z It was another decade before construction on the International Space Station was considered complete, with a lull of more than two years when the space shuttles were grounded after the loss of Columbia in 2003. How the Space Station Became a Base to Launch Humanity’s Future 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Six months before the Challenger explosion in 1986, a lone engineer warned in detail of how design flaws on the space shuttle were a disaster in the making. Opinion | Americans have long been blind to future disasters. But we see this storm coming. 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z In 1984, the space shuttle Discovery ended its inaugural flight as it landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Today in History 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Both the core and boosters are derived from technology used in the space shuttle, which was retired in 2011. Booster rocket for Moon missions set for key test 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z NASA's space shuttle was supposed to usher in an era of cheap, even profitable, human space flight. Democratized Information Is Transforming Society 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Demo-2’s May 30 launch was the first orbital crewed mission to depart from U.S. soil since the final flight of NASA’s space shuttle program, back in 2011. NASA Astronauts Splashdown Safely after Historic SpaceX Mission 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z The capsule, named Endeavour by its crew in homage to the space shuttle of the same name, appeared to weather the trip home successfully, scorch marks and all. NASA astronauts aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule splash down in the Gulf of Mexico 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z But there was also a special item — an American flag left on the space station by the last space shuttle crew for the next crew launching from the U.S. to retrieve. SpaceX capsule with NASA astronauts aboard prepares for landing in Gulf of Mexico 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z She launched with the space shuttle Atlantis on a mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009. NASA announces astronauts for second SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to International Space Station 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Located near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the museum features exhibits including an authentic Saturn V rocket, the Apollo 16 command module and a full-sized model of a space shuttle. Space Camp in danger of closing permanently due to pandemic 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Atlantis thundered into orbit on a cargo run that would close out the three-decade U.S. space shuttle program. Today in History 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z American astronauts have not splashed down in the water since 1975 — the space shuttles landed on land, as do the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. About halfway through their historic mission, a pair of NASA astronauts are preparing for their return 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z In 1995, the space shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir parted after spending five days in orbit docked together. Today in History 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger - carrying America’s first woman in space, Sally K. Ride - coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Today in History 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Sullivan, an oceanographer and the first American woman to walk in space, is also a veteran of three space shuttle missions. Former NASA astronaut makes historic dive to ocean’s deepest point, calls space station crew 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z He criticized the Obama administration, saying it “presided over the closing of the space shuttle.” Trump Campaign Removes Space Video That Violated NASA Ad Rules 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The journey marked the end of a long fallow period of launches for NASA, which had not flown humans from United States soil since 2011, when the space shuttle program was retired. About halfway through their historic mission, a pair of NASA astronauts are preparing for their return 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z I was shocked by the inclusion of a photograph of the space shuttle Challenger explosion with the May 27 news article “As countdown nears, risks to astronauts are not hidden.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Don’t fan Fauci fever 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z “Our expectation was as we continued with the flight into second stage that things would basically get a lot smoother than the space shuttle did,” Behnken said. SpaceX launch of NASA astronauts provides a chance to compare the new and old 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z THE FACTS: He’s falsely suggesting that Obama shuttered the space shuttle program. AP FACT CHECK: Trump says he saved space program after Obama 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z He flew with his family to Florida to witness a space shuttle launch, only for it to be scrubbed 17 minutes before liftoff because of stormy skies. Trump’s May days: A month of distractions and grievances as nation marks bleak coronavirus milestone 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z When it returns to Earth, the Crew Dragon can't simply land on a runway like the space shuttle. Nasa SpaceX launch: What is the Crew Dragon? 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z “The last administration presided over the closing of the space shuttle.” Trump Hopes for His Own Booster Shot From SpaceX Rocket Launch 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z During the space shuttle era, the rocket’s tanks were fueled before the astronauts boarded. SpaceX launch of NASA astronauts provides a chance to compare the new and old 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Two American astronauts lifted off at 3:22 p.m. from a familiar setting, the same Florida launchpad that once served Apollo missions and the space shuttles. SpaceX Lifts NASA Astronauts to Orbit, Launching New Era of Spaceflight 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Trump made his comments in the cavernous vehicle assembly building, made famous during the space shuttle program. Trump celebrates successful space launch, a moment of unity amid tensions across the country 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z EDT from Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A, the same pad that was used for the Apollo and space shuttle missions. SpaceX, NASA make final preparations for second launch attempt: 'Let’s light this candle!' 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Hurley and Behnken noted Friday that they endured numerous delays on their space shuttle flights, for both technical and weather reason. SpaceX presses ahead in historic 1st launch of astronauts 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Hurley and Behnken noted Friday that they endured numerous delays on their space shuttle flights, for both technical and weather reason. SpaceX presses ahead in historic 1st launch of astronauts 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Nine years after the space shuttle program fizzled out under Barack Obama, Trump wants to witness astronauts lift off from American soil once again. Trump wants America looking at the stars as he drags it through the gutter 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z The launch pad was also used for the Apollo and space shuttle missions. SpaceX, NASA astronauts make preparations for second attempt at historic launch 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z That was the starting point for Apollo moon missions and space shuttle launches, including the Apollo 11 flight that took astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon in 1969. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launch is scrubbed due to weather 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z His second mission was NASA’s final space shuttle flight in July 2011, the last time astronauts rocketed away from home soil. SpaceX presses ahead in historic 1st launch of astronauts 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z His second mission was NASA’s final space shuttle flight in July 2011, the last time astronauts rocketed away from home soil. SpaceX presses ahead in historic 1st launch of astronauts 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z "So this is the beginning of a new era of space, and sort of the closing of the elongated Apollo- space shuttle era." Historian Douglas Brinkley predicts SpaceX launch will begin a 'new era of space' exploration 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z EDT on May 27 from Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A, which was also used for the Apollo and space shuttle programs. SpaceX and NASA’s historic launch scrubbed as a result of weather 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z On 1 February 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. Nasa SpaceX launch: How we got to this point 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z It will also be the first time that astronauts launch from U.S. soil since the final space shuttle mission in 2011. SpaceX, NASA closely monitoring weather prior to historic astronaut launch 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z It recalls the so-called Pumpkin suits used by space shuttle astronauts, but is more lightweight. Nasa SpaceX launch: Evolution of the spacesuit 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z And they got used to the craft’s touch-screen flight system, a major change from the 2,000 switches and circuit breakers used to fly the space shuttle. Even astronauts' jobs have changed because of coronavirus 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z They were to blast off from the same launch pad used by NASA’s final space shuttle flight, piloted by Hurley, in 2011. NASA set to resume human spaceflight from U.S. soil with historic SpaceX launch 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Garver remembered talking to space shuttle crews after they returned to Earth, trying to explain the new direction. How NASA’s Astronauts Became SpaceX’s Customers 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z When the space shuttle flew for the first time in 1981, for example, officials estimated the chance of losing the crew was somewhere between 1 in 500 to 1 in 5,000. Flying astronauts has always been risky. No wonder NASA and SpaceX are on edge. 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z EDT from launch pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which was also used for the Apollo and space shuttle programs. SpaceX, NASA, astronauts making final preparations: 'We're go for launch' 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z The last time astronauts launched from Florida was on NASA’s final space shuttle flight in July 2011. Weather better for historic SpaceX launch of NASA astronauts 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z During one of his very first news conferences, he addressed the risks, recalling the national devastation after the failures of the Challenger and Columbia space shuttles, which together cost 14 lives. For Trump and NASA, the stakes are enormous for upcoming flight with crew 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z The United States sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s and then built the world’s only space shuttle fleet for trips into and out of orbit. How NASA’s Astronauts Became SpaceX’s Customers 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z It will carry two Americans as test pilots, both veterans of previous space shuttle missions. 'The big show': US poised to return to human spaceflight with historic launch 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Doug Hurley will be in charge of launch and landing, a fitting assignment for the pilot of NASA’s last space shuttle flight. NASA’s newest test pilots are veteran astronauts, friends 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z The space shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986 turned classrooms into grieving sessions, with President Reagan directly addressing the national wounds. Little sense of shared grief as virus deaths near 100,000 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, Crew Dragon will launch atop one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets from the historic pad 39A, which was also used for the Apollo and space shuttle programs. NASA’s Demo-2 launch with SpaceX is 'shot of inspiration' amid coronavirus: Former astronaut Mike Massimino 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z The Apollo missions drew massive crowds, and hundreds of thousands of people converged on the Kennedy Space Center to watch the final space shuttle launch. Pence says upcoming SpaceX launch will show 'America still moves forward' during 'the most challenging times' 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Hurley, 53, who piloted the final U.S. space shuttle mission in 2011, said it’s “an exciting time to be in the space business.” Mike Pence calls U.S. astronauts ‘trailblazers’ ahead of launch next week 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z The aircraft resembles a smaller version of the manned space shuttles that were retired by the US space programme in 2011. US Air Force launches secretive space plane 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z President Ronald Reagan led the grieving for the victims of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. Perspective | Almost 90,000 dead and no hint of national mourning. Are these deaths not ‘ours’? 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Other breakdowns happened longer ago or are less remembered but nonetheless highlight ongoing weaknesses, whether the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in 1986 or a flu vaccine that sickened many recipients in 1976. Crisis exposes how America has hollowed out its government 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z It will be the first launch of astronauts from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in nine years — ever since the last space shuttle flight in 2011. NASA begs spectators for astronaut launch: Please stay home! 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z President Ronald Reagan captured the emotions of the nation with his poetic eulogy to the crew of the space shuttle Challenger after it exploded. Amid a Rising Death Toll, Trump Leaves the Grieving to Others 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z It will be the first launch of astronauts from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in nine years - ever since the last space shuttle flight in 2011. NASA plea: Stay home for 1st home astronaut launch in years 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Hubble, which was launched into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery April 24, 1990, recently celebrated 30 years in space. Comet disintegrates in remarkable pictures captured by NASA's Hubble space telescope 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Only one launch during the entire space shuttle program was delayed as a result of illness, according to the Kennedy Space Center. NASA's Kennedy Space Center offers tips on 'how to isolate like an astronaut' 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Hubble was famously reborn in 1993 when astronauts used the space shuttle to fit it with corrective lenses. Hubble Marks 30 Years of Seeing a Universe Being Born and Dying 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z He foresaw a time when a squadron of space shuttles would be conducting scientific research and launching secret military satellites in space. James M. Beggs, NASA administrator in the 1980s, dies at 94 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z On April 24, 1990, NASA’s Hubble space telescope was launched into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery. NASA’s Hubble telescope celebrates 30 years in space 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Unlike Mercury, Gemini, Apollo or the space shuttle era, the rocket will be owned and operated not by NASA, but by a private company — SpaceX, the hard-charging commercial space company founded by Elon Musk. NASA sets a date for historic SpaceX launch, the first flight of NASA crews from U.S. in nearly a decade 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z In 1986, the Nasa Challenger space shuttle exploded in footage that was widely viewed. Is coronavirus stress to blame for the rise in bizarre ‘lockdown dreams’? | Mary-Ellen Lynall 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z For a time many Americans were conversant in O-rings, the sealant that failed with tragic consequences when the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986. The coronavirus has changed everything. Including how we talk 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z The SpaceX will be the first orbital launch of astronauts from the U.S. since NASA’s space shuttle program ended in 2011. Ayuh! 2 Mainers are in orbit aboard space station 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z During her 1981-2001 career with the cable news company, Ms. Battista anchored coverage of major events including the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, the Challenger space shuttle explosion and the Persian Gulf War. Bobbie Battista, an original CNN anchor, dies at 67 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z During her 1981-2001 career with the cable news company, Battista anchored coverage of major events including the Challenger space shuttle explosion, the attempted assassination of President Reagan and the Gulf War. Bobbie Battista, one of CNN's original anchors, dies at 67 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z During her 1981-2001 career with the cable news company, Battista anchored coverage of major events including the Challenger space shuttle explosion, the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan and the Gulf War. Former CNN anchor Bobbie Battista dies of cancer at age 67 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z During her 1981-2001 career with the cable news company, Battista anchored coverage of major events including the Challenger space shuttle explosion, the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan and the Gulf War. Former CNN anchor Bobbie Battista dies at 67 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z She was later involved in the early years of the space shuttle, and the Earth Resources satellite. Katherine Johnson obituary 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Her math also supported the space shuttle and plans for Mars missions. Katherine Johnson of “Hidden Figures” Fame Dies at 101 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z She also contributed to NASA’s space shuttle and Earth satellite programs. Katherine Johnson, ‘hidden figure’ at NASA during 1960s space race, dies at 101 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z “If you look at the astronaut corps prior to the space shuttle program it was white European male,’ the former astronaut said. NASA astronaut Fred Gregory recounts historic missions, eyes America’s space future 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Kelly, a retired astronaut, says in the ad he wasn’t the best student but managed to grow up to fly Navy jets and command the space shuttle. Democrat Mark Kelly takes to airwaves with introductory ad 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the moon was 85 percent propellant by mass on the launchpad, nearly identical to the space shuttle. Escaping the Tyranny of the Rocket Equation 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The rocket launched Monday was last used just 72 days ago, meaning the private spaceflight company almost broke the record for fastest turnaround held by NASA’s space shuttle. SpaceX loses Falcon 9 booster at sea after successful Starlink launch 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z The space shuttle was reusable as well, but it took an army of workers to get it ready for the next flight, and it never achieved the kind of efficiency initially envisioned. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to land its 50th Falcon 9 booster 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z “They made a conscious effort to diversify the group of astronauts for the space shuttle.” NASA astronaut Fred Gregory recounts historic missions, eyes America’s space future 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The experiment will be on board a space shuttle flight to the International Space Station in July. SC school team picked for spaceflight experiments program 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Reagan was scheduled to deliver his address on Jan. 28, 1986, the same day of the Challenger space shuttle disaster. State of the Union: 5 bizarre moments during presidential addresses to Congress 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Hundreds of people in Florida and millions watching on live television witnessed the space shuttle Challenger break apart in a mid-air explosion 34 years ago Tuesday, killing everyone on board. Challenger explosion among the deadliest space disasters 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Dershowitz said that over the next several years he would occasionally socialize with Epstein at parties, academic events and even a space shuttle launch. 2 lawyers on Trump defense team shared Epstein as a client 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Contractors built the Saturn V rockets that propelled humans to the moon and the space shuttles that carried crews to the space station, but they did so with explicit direction from NASA. Before SpaceX can launch astronauts, it has to ace this last big test 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Attorneys for former space shuttle commander James Halsell filed a motion including the test results Thursday. Defense: No alcohol in fatal crash involving ex-astronaut 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z In 1998, the Henley Centre predicted that by today “the longest commuter journey will be just under two hours, mainly for the very wealthy using the space shuttle”. It’s 2020 – so where’s the paradise politicians promised us? | Aditya Chakrabortty 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The episode marked the end of NASA's space shuttle program. Challenger explosion among the deadliest space disasters 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z When a space shuttle returning from orbit hit the upper atmosphere at Mach 25, its blunt leading edges heated to 1400°C, which a skin of carbon-carbon composites helped it withstand. ‘National pride is at stake.’ Russia, China, United States race to build hypersonic weapons 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z The space shuttle flew its final flights from Cape Canaveral, but private companies hope to soon resume crewed orbital flights. For Florida, 2010s became a decade of mass shootings 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z Garan, a former fighter pilot, flew on space shuttle Discovery in 2008 and spent two weeks working on the construction of the International Space Station. Scientists attempt to recreate 'Overview effect' from Earth 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z The capsule touched down in the freezing desert before sunrise near a former space shuttle runway. Boeing Starliner Lands in New Mexico After Clock Error Prompts Early Return 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z “We are going to launch American astronauts, on American rockets, from American soil for the first time since the retirement of the space shuttles.” Possible software issue forces NASA to cancel Boeing Starliner’s attempt to dock with space station 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The last time was 8 July 2011, when Atlantis – now on display at the Kennedy Space Center – made the final space shuttle flight. Boeing Starliner space capsule goes off course on first test flight 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The last time was July 8, 2011, when Atlantis - now on display at Kennedy Space Center - made the final space shuttle flight. Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule launches on 1st space flight 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The last time was July 8, 2011, when Atlantis — now on display at Kennedy Space Center — made the final space shuttle flight. Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule launches on 1st space flight 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Spinney agreed to go, but it was ultimately determined that the space shuttle was too small to accommodate the Big Bird suit. Caroll Spinney, puppeteer who gave life to Big Bird of ‘Sesame Street,’ dies at 85 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z It will be the first time since the end of NASA’s space shuttle program in 2011 that U.S. astronauts rocket into orbit from home soil. Boeing delays crew capsule test flight to space station 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z On this date in 1981, the space shuttle Columbia landed at Edwards Air Force Base — returning to Earth early after developing a fuel-cell problem soon after launch two days prior. Newsletter: Building the case against Trump 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The reason for the big change is that prior research has relied on data about coastal elevations that comes from radar measurements from the 2000 space shuttle Endeavor mission. Scientists triple their estimates of the number of people threatened by rising seas 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z It looks like a space shuttle but is one-fourth the size at 29 feet. Air Force’s mystery space plane lands, ends 2-year mission 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Orion is the replacement for the space shuttle, but, unlike that system, it's designed to carry astronauts to the Moon and other targets in deep space. Nasa unveils new spacesuit for next Moon landing 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z It is about 10 pounds lighter than what astronauts wore on the space shuttle. NASA’s New Spacesuits Unveiled, for Trips to the Moon and Beyond 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z But Musk isn't the only one working on a space shuttle. NASA to stop ‘hitching rides with Russia’ and vows 2020 ‘all-American’ manned flight 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z The new study uses the more accurate U.S. measurements as a guide, training an algorithm to apply similar adjustments to the global data set from the space shuttle. Scientists triple their estimates of the number of people threatened by rising seas 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Though it did not go into orbit, it was the first launch of a spacecraft with humans from U.S. soil since the space shuttle was retired in 2011. How much does a ticket to space cost? Meet the people ready to fly. 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Organizers are holding test runs this week on one white, oval-shaped electric hydrofoil boat that resembles a tiny space shuttle gliding past Paris monuments. 'Flying taxi' pulled over by police on the River Seine in Paris: report 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Organizers are holding test runs this week on the white, oval-shaped electric hydrofoil boats that resemble tiny space shuttles gliding past Paris monuments. Paris tests new bubble-shaped water taxi 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z A white hand shook a red hand, the soldiers at Iwo Jima raised their flag, the Statue of Liberty raised her torch, and the space shuttle transformed into an eagle. Who Speaks for Crazy Horse? 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The committee also hired independent safety experts who had experience with industrial accidents including the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Columbia space shuttle disaster and the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. Boeing Board to Call for Safety Changes After 737 Max Crashes 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z NASA’s leaders were convinced that the space shuttle could turn ordinary citizens into astronauts and set about trying to decide which private citizens should go first. How much does a ticket to space cost? Meet the people ready to fly. 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The movie had to be a period piece, because we don’t fly the space shuttle anymore. If you're expecting diapers in the astronaut story 'Lucy in the Sky,' think again 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Originally developed for the agency’s fleet of space shuttles, a more advanced version of the system now passively stops harmful microbes in wastewater from swimming back into potable-water reservoirs onboard the ISS. Can Spaceflight Save the Planet? 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The flight is the fifth by the uncrewed, solar-powered plane, which is nearly 9 metres long and looks like a miniature space shuttle. Baby elephants, painkiller prescriptions and Russian radiation clues 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z “This is in essence an early version of the space shuttle. … It’s fast. … And it’s really sharp-looking.” Smithsonian’s legendary rocket plane heads for storage during renovations 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The plane, which looks like a miniature space shuttle, is designed to carry out classified experiments in space and test space-flight technologies. Daily briefing: “Exceptionally rare” skull puts new face to human origins 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Eight years ago, when Ferguson led NASA’s last space shuttle mission, he left an American flag aboard the space station for the next crew of U.S. astronauts to collect and bring home. Boeing spacecraft astronauts see new frontier for commercial space 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Kraft’s work spanned the era from Nasa’s first faltering manned missions during the space race of the 1960s to the space shuttle in the 80s. Chris Kraft obituary 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Like the space shuttle, the X-37B launches vertically and lands horizontally. Baby elephants, painkiller prescriptions and Russian radiation clues 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z And it was equipped with small “attitude rockets” in the nose and wings, much like the space shuttle 20 years later. Smithsonian’s legendary rocket plane heads for storage during renovations 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z He devised the protocols for exploration beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, orchestrated early orbital missions and spacewalks, and developed projects that put astronauts on the moon and into the first reusable space shuttles. This week’s passages 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The first commercial space shuttle sends loony Ted and his former girlfriend on a trip to the moon. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 28 - Aug. 3, 2019 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z After leaving Houston in 1982 Kraft worked as a consultant, and chaired a panel in the 1990s that produced a controversial report into the space shuttle which was accused of playing down safety issues. Chris Kraft obituary 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The space shuttle Challenger tragedy made us question sending humans into space. Editorials from around New York 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z The huge SLS launcher, taller than a 30-storey building, uses technology derived from the space shuttle programme. Nasa Moon lander vision takes shape 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z As such, the company’s latest releases include some fairly realistic-looking playsets: There’s a deep space rocket and mission control, a modular space station, space shuttles, a rover, and more. A Lego designer talks about designing spaceships and collaborating with NASA 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z That likely won’t happen until next year, almost a decade after NASA’s space shuttle program ended. Moon back in NASA’s court 50 years after 1st lunar landing 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Nasa’s space shuttle was launched more than 130 times, with only two of its missions ending in disaster. The moon was once a frontier. But new worlds now beckon | Martin Rees 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z She also worked on the space shuttle program. Without these women, man would not have walked on the moon 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z “When I was a kid, I got a copy of the space shuttle operator’s manual,” he said. A sweltering tribute to the moon landing at 50 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The year pilot and engineer Guion Bluford became the first black American in space as a mission specialist on the space shuttle Challenger. Daily briefing: The Universe is expanding — but how fast? 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z No humans have launched from U.S. soil since the space shuttle program ended in 2011. Explainer: NASA aims to build on moon as a way station for Mars 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z There is a beloved story about the dimensions of the space shuttle. The Beanie Baby-sized satellites showing us how the world works 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z This and Boeing’s continued work on the space shuttle, Skylab and International Space Station helped Seattle become known as a hub for innovation and expertise. Boeing’s role in moon missions helped launch Seattle as tech center 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z “I used a refrigerator box to build my own space shuttle.” A sweltering tribute to the moon landing at 50 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The U.S. space agency has not fully developed a new rocket engine since the space shuttle in the 1970s, and the industrial base has withered. Could the Apollo 11 moon landing be duplicated today? ‘Lots of luck with that’ 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z After Apollo, parts of your code went on to be used in Skylab, the first space station, and then in the space shuttle programme. Margaret Hamilton: ‘They worried that the men might rebel. They didn’t’ 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z He went on to serve as the technical assistant to the Manager of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Program and, in 1977, flew approach and landing tests for space shuttle prototype Enterprise. Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise recounts ill-fated mission: 'We never got to the edge of the cliff' 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z “These are people who have Ph. Ds in physics or oceanography or other kinds of research subjects who are going to be doing experiments in the payload bay of the space shuttle.” This Washington woman was one of many who played crucial roles in the Apollo space program. Why don’t we know more about them? 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Challenger Disaster: The Final Mission This new special chronicles the Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger catastrophe. What's on TV Monday: ‘Grand Hotel’ on ABC 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z In addition to the space shuttle and International Space Station, the agency has pulled off many breathtaking accomplishments with unmanned craft. Half a century ago, the nation came together to put a human on the moon. Why the long decline since? 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z It was last used for space shuttle flights in the 1990s, then abandoned and opened to tourists. Restored Mission Control comes alive 50 years after Apollo 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z It was last used for space shuttle flights in the 1990s, then abandoned and opened to tourists. Restored Mission Control comes alive 50 years after Apollo 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z I was infatuated with the space shuttle, meeting astronauts, all things space-related. Q&A: A list of postgraduate resources for minority students hits the mark 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z The band formed after the space shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 as a morale booster, and astronauts have found that music in space is a reminder of their humanity. What’s it really like to fly in space? 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Space travel remains dangerous; the catastrophic loss of two space shuttle crews proved that. What the Space Age taught us: Earth is the best of all possible worlds 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z After Apollo, 39A was reborn as the host for space shuttle launches. The Florida Space Coast is bouncing back with help from SpaceX, Boeing and Blue Origin 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Young descended those final few miles to the moon’s surface as commander of Apollo 16, and later commanded the first flight of the space shuttle. Why Apollo 10 Stopped Just 47,000 Feet From the Moon 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z |
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