Space Shuttle

Antares Rocket Critical Hotfire Engine Test Set for Feb. 12

Orbital Sciences Corporation has at last scheduled a critical engine test for the firm’s new commercially developed Antares medium class…

12 years ago

Incredible Space Shuttle Picture: Is it Real?

This fantastic -- or perhaps fantastical -- image of a space shuttle launching through the clouds has been getting a…

12 years ago

Q & A with Astronaut Jerry Ross, Record-Setting Frequent Space Flyer

If there was a frequent flyer program for astronauts, Jerry Ross would be a gold status member. Ross is a…

12 years ago

From One Laurel to Another: a Letter from Columbia

STS-107 Mission Specialist Laurel B. Clark (NASA) On this Day of Remembrance, February 1, 2013, NASA will mark the 10th…

12 years ago

Watch Tonight: Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope

Airing on PBS stations in the US tonight (January 31, 2013) a new film in conjunction with the 10th anniversary…

12 years ago

Remembering Ron McNair and the Challenger Crew

Today is the 27th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster. On January 28, 1986, mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy…

12 years ago

NASA’s Curiosity and Orion Shine at Presidential Inaugural Parade

http://youtu.be/-y21mWiN88g Video caption: Preview of Mars Curiosity Parade Float. Jim Green, Director of the Science Mission Directorate Planetary Systems Division…

12 years ago

Orion assemblage on track for 2014 Launch

Image caption: Orion EFT-1 crew cabin construction ongoing inside the Structural Assembly Jig at the Operations and Checkout Building (O…

12 years ago

Update on ‘Chasing Atlantis’ Film

Atlantis lifts off for the last time in July 2011, in this shot taken by the Chasing Atlantis team. (Melanie…

12 years ago