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Can You Solve This Apollo 1 Spacesuit Mystery?
Reader Jeff Arnoldi recently approached me with an intriguing question about this Apollo 1 picture: Note that the U.S. flag…
Enterprise Ferryflight to NYC tentatively set for April 27
[/caption] Unstable weather has temporarily grounded the last flight of Space Shuttle Enterprise for just a few more days. Visitors…
Enterprise Strapped atop 747 and Delights Dulles Airport Flyers
[/caption] Space Shuttle Enterprise has been strapped atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) that will soon fly NASA’s path…
Discovery & Enterprise – Historic Nose to Nose Shuttle Image
[/caption] Two NASA Space Shuttles - Enterprise and Discovery - sit nose to nose in a historic, once in a…
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Discovery Enters Eternal Smithsonian Home as Historic Relic
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery, the longest serving and most flown spaceship in human history, entered her eternal home today, Thursday,…
Demating Discovery for Smithsonian Welcome
[/caption] Following Discovery’s triumphant final flight from her Florida Spaceport home and victory lap tour above the skies of Washington…
Discovery Poised for Final Takeoff on April 17
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery is poised for her final takeoff, bolted firmly on top of the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier…
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Shuttle Discovery Mated to 747 Carrier for her Final Flight to Smithsonian Home
[/caption] Following a busy weekend of work, Space Shuttle Discovery is now attached piggyback style to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft…
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NASA Terminates Power, Locks Cargo Doors on Retiring Shuttle Discovery
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery was powered down forever and the payload bay doors were locked tight for the final time…