Space Flight

Ultimate ISS + Shuttle + Earth Photo Op Coming on May 23 from Soyuz and Paolo Nespoli

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: Get ready for the ultimate photo op in space - set for the International Space Station…

13 years ago

Friday Special: Two Rocket Launches in Less Than Two Hours

It was a busy launch day around the world on Friday. Above, the Ariane 5 rocket carrying the ST-2 and…

13 years ago

Atlantis Rolls to Vehicle Assembly Building with Final Space Shuttle Crew for July 8 Blastoff

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - The end of NASA's shuttle era has begun as pre-launch preparations for the final shuttle…

13 years ago

DARPA Wants Your Ideas for a 100-Year Starship

[/caption] The idea for a 100-year starship has been tossed around recently, and now DARPA the Defense Advanced Research Projects…

13 years ago

Timelapse: Clouds and Plume Amid Endeavour’s Launch

Photographers David Gonzales and Mike Deep shot this footage from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site for Universe Today of…

14 years ago

Endeavour Docks at Space Station

Space shuttle Endeavour docked for the final time at the International Space Station carrying six astronauts and the long-anticipated Alpha…

14 years ago

Endeavour Blasts Off on Her 25th and Final Mission

[/caption]KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - The second time was a charm for Space Shuttle Endeavour as she blasted off this morning…

14 years ago

Watch Endeavour’s Final Launch

Space shuttle Endeavour launched on its final flight Monday at 8:56 a.m. EDT. Commander Mark Kelly and his five crewmates…

14 years ago

Endeavour Unveiled for Historic Final Blastoff

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - A humongous crowd numbering perhaps half a million excited people is expected to witness the…

14 years ago

Looking to the Heavens with Endeavour; Launch Pad Photo Special

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Space Shuttle Endeavour is poised for launch as the countdown clock ticks down to a…

14 years ago