Space Shuttle
The STS-400 Shuttle Rescue Mission Scenario
[/caption] Two space shuttles now sit out on the launch pads at Kennedy Space Center: Atlantis on 39A for the…
NASA Weighing Debris Hit Risk for Hubble Repair Mission
[/caption] There's good news and bad news for the upcoming Hubble repair mission. The good news is that the statistical…
Interview with Astronaut Mike Massimino on the Hubble Servicing Mission, Viewing Earth from Space and … Twitter?
The long-awaited final Hubble servicing mission is a month out now, and the crew of seven astronauts who have been…
NASA Could be “Criminally Negligent” Over Brian the Bat Death
[/caption]NOTE: This was the Universe Today's contribution to April Fools Day, just in case you were wondering. However, it isn't…
New Bill Would Extend Shuttle Life, but NASA Doesn’t Need the Time
[/caption] The Senate Budget Committee has given the green light to fund NASA's shuttle program past the end of 2010,…
Shuttle Takes First Step To Hubble Repair Mission
NASA began the process of moving and juggling space shuttles around for the next mission, the important Hubble Telescope repair…
Experiment Performed on Shuttle Heat Tiles During Discovery’s Re-Entry
[/caption] In an experiment, one of space shuttle Discovery's exterior heat tiles was deliberately altered and monitored during the shuttle's…
STS-119: A Mission in Pictures
[/caption] If this isn't one of the most breathtaking space pictures ever, I don't know what is. It's the ISS…
First Views of ISS at Full Length, Full Power
[/caption] Space shuttle Discovery undocked from the ISS on Wednesday, providing the dramatic first views of the space station with…
Want to Know What It’s Like to be a Solid Rocket Booster? (Video)
This video is incredible, almost like something from a sci-fi movie – and the sound is unbelievable! But this is…