Space Shuttle

Photo: KSC Employees Honor the Shuttle Program

[/caption] Employees at the Kennedy Space Center got together today to "build" their own space shuttle, to honor the shuttle…

14 years ago

Discoverys Last Launch and Landing Captured in Exquisite Amateur Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_jIB6Rqfas&hd=1 Watch the HD version. More photos below Imagine ….. “You Are There ! ” … in the middle of…

14 years ago

KSC Launch Pad Worker Falls, Dies

[/caption] A worker at the space shuttle launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, pad 39A, fell to his death early…

14 years ago

Endeavour’s Final Rollout

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – The youngest orbiter in NASA’s shuttle fleet headed to Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center…

14 years ago

Discovery: Mission Complete

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – After logging over a year’s worth of flight time in space, the space shuttle Discovery wrapped…

14 years ago

Absolutely Amazing: ISS, Discovery Transit Sun Near Active Sunspot Region

[/caption] Amateur astronomer Catalin Fus from Poland has captured one of the most amazing images I’ve ever seen – and…

14 years ago

Endeavour Mated to Rockets for Last Flight Photo Album

[/caption] For the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour, I was privileged to be one of the lucky few to…

14 years ago

STS-133 Crew Pays Tribute to Shuttle Discovery

The STS-133 crew sent down a video from orbit today where they each paid tribute to the legacy of space…

14 years ago

Best Images from STS-133: Discovery’s Final Mission in Pictures

[/caption] As space shuttle Discovery prepares to return home from its final mission to space, let's take a look back…

14 years ago

As Shuttle Era Ends, What Will be its Legacy?

[/caption] When it comes to space flight, the media, politicians and the public tend to focus on who was “first.”…

14 years ago