Space Station

Chasing Rockets, Chasing History: One Journalist’s Video Reflections

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – As one might imagine covering the space program is a exciting vocation. Some professionals focus…

13 years ago

Last Towback of a Flight Worthy Space Shuttle – Atlantis Post Touchdown Photo Album

[/caption] Space Shuttle Atlantis closed out NASA’s Space Shuttle Era with a safe touchdown on July 21, 2011 at the…

13 years ago

SpaceX Pushes for Mission to Space Station on Next Flight

[/caption] NASA and SpaceX have "technically" agreed to allow the Dragon capsule to dock with the International Space Station this…

13 years ago

Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Seen From Space

[/caption] Taken by NASA astronaut and Expedition 27 flight  engineer Ron Garan, this image shows the Petermann Ice Island (PII-A)…

13 years ago

One On One With Space Shuttle Program’s First Pilot, Robert Crippen

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – The shuttle program has drawn to a close. Present at the final flight was one…

13 years ago

Ghostly Landing of Atlantis Closes America’s Space Shuttle Era Forever

[/caption] Barely discernable in the pre-dawn twilight and appearing as an eerie, ghost like figure, Space Shuttle Atlantis and her…

13 years ago

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

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