Space Shuttle

End of an Era: “Lasts” for Shuttle Program

[/caption] Yesterday, NASA's Space Shuttle Program conducted the final test firing of a reusable solid rocket motor, in Utah. Look…

15 years ago

Could the Space Shuttle Program Be Extended to 2015?

[/caption] Congressional legislators in Florida are mounting a campaign to extend space shuttle operations to 2015, adding two flights each…

15 years ago

ISS Astronaut Captures Shuttle Landing from Cupola

[/caption] ISS astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been sharing lots of amazing pictures he's taken in space via Twitter, but this…

15 years ago

Endeavour Comes Home to Kennedy Space Center

[/caption] Space shuttle Endeavour loudly announced its arrival with twin sonic booms, then two minutes later emerged like a phantom…

15 years ago

Endeavour Crew Preps for Sunday Landing as Showers Threaten Delay

[/caption](Editor's Note: Ken Kremer is at the Kennedy Space Center for Universe Today covering the flight of Endeavour) The crew…

15 years ago

What’s the Internet Really Like in Space?

[/caption] With the internet now part of daily life on the International Space Station, inquiring minds want to know! Can…

15 years ago

Double Spaceship Sighting Alert!

Space shuttle Endeavour will undock from the ISS on late Friday (7:54 p.m. EST) or early Saturday (00:54 GMT) depending…

15 years ago

Obama Talks With ISS/Shuttle Crews

Astronauts on the International Space Station took questions Wednesday from President Barack Obama and a group of children. The astronauts…

15 years ago

Scenes from Space: Best Images from STS-130 (so far…)

[/caption] The STS-130 mission has provided some of the most amazing photos of any space shuttle mission to date --…

15 years ago

Cupola Bay Window bolted to face Earth; Stunning 38 Second Video

The Cupola, which is akin to a ‘bay window’ in a house back on earth, was relocated overnight to the…

15 years ago