Space Shuttle

Shuttle Duo Nose-to-Nose Rendezvous highlights Retirement Duty

[/caption] To see one shorn shuttle is bad enough. Seeing two NASA space shuttles edged together and voluntarily gutted of…

13 years ago

Atlantis Final Crew and NASA thank Shuttle Workforce with space flown Tribute Banner

[/caption] Following the majestic predawn touchdown of Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to close out the…

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

Wheels Stop ! With Awesome Atlantis on the Shuttle Runway – Photo Gallery Part 1

[/caption] At Wheels Stop with Atlantis ! Here ended the Shuttle Era A few short hours after the touchdown of…

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

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

Guest Post: End of an Era: Space Shuttle Program (1981 – 2011)

[/caption] Editor's Note: Ray Sanders from the "Dear Astronomer" website sent us his observations of the end of the space…

13 years ago

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…

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