Space Flight
Space Shuttle Era Comes to a Close with Atlantis’ Successful Landing
[/caption] An end to a remarkable era: the landing of Atlantis brings to a close the extraordinary and storied space…
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…
Obama: This is a ‘Capture the Flag’ Moment for Commercial Spaceflight
President Barack Obama called out for pizza today and ending up talking with the crews of STS-135 and Expedition 28…
SRB Camera Views of Atlantis’ Last Ride
Always a good show and a unique, fun view, NASA released today the videos taken from the cameras mounted on…
Share a Meal With Astronauts in Space on July 14
[/caption] I’m just making out my shopping list for going to the grocery store tomorrow, and it includes everything I…
Infographic: Powering the Space Shuttle
How much energy does it take get the space shuttle launched, into orbit, and back to Earth again? This infographic…
3-D Atlantis in Flight
[/caption] Time to grab your 3-D glasses (the red/cyan kind, please) and see a couple of 3-D views of Atlantis…
One Last Time: The Shuttle “Belly Flip”
"Poetry in motion, as Atlantis conducts the last RBAR Pitch Maneuver in shuttle program history," says NASA TV commentator Rob…
Atlantis Launches on Final Space Shuttle Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis has launched for the final time, for the last mission of the space shuttle program. The crew…
Watch the Final Shuttle Launch Live
Free desktop streaming application by Ustream Spacevidcast is live from Kennedy Space Center and will be providing up-to-the-minute commentary by…