Space Shuttle

A Space Shuttle On the Sun, One Last Time

[/caption] If you're like me, you were probably wondering if photographer Thierry Legault would have the opportunity to photograph space…

13 years ago

Hoping Forward At The End Of The Shuttle Era

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. -- The last space shuttle mission, STS-135, ended with the landing of the shuttle Atlantis at…

13 years ago

Amazing Image: ISS Crew Captures Shuttle Atlantis’ Last Brilliant Trip Through the Atmosphere

[/caption] Simply incredible. Atlantis on its way home taken by the Expedition 28 crew of the space station. Via the…

13 years ago

Guest Post: End of an Era: Space Shuttle Program (1981 – 2011)

[/caption] Editor's Note: Ray Sanders from the "Dear Astronomer" website sent us his observations of the end of the space…

13 years ago

Space Shuttle Era Comes to a Close with Atlantis’ Successful Landing

[/caption] An end to a remarkable era: the landing of Atlantis brings to a close the extraordinary and storied space…

13 years ago

Watch Final Shuttle Landing Live

Live video for mobile from Ustream At this writing, Space shuttle Atlantis’ payload bay doors are closed and everything continues…

13 years ago

Atlantis Undocks from ISS; Farewell for Shuttle

The crew of STS-135 are now on the homestretch of their mission. At 2:28 a.m. EDT Tuesday, space shuttle Atlantis…

13 years ago

Love of Science Drives Last Shuttle Commander – Chris Ferguson Brings Science Museum to Orbit

[/caption] In the weeks leading up to the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, I had the distinct honor to speak…

13 years ago

One on One with SpaceX’s Garrett Reisman

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – Garrett Reisman knows a thing or two about what it takes to send astronauts to…

13 years ago

Two Days of Tweetness: Witnessing a Shuttle Launch

It's been over a week since the NASA Tweetup and I'm still thinking about it. For good reason, of course...…

13 years ago