Space Shuttle
‘In Flight’ Shuttle Orbiter retirement display planned by Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
[/caption] ‘In Flight’ …. That’s the heart of the dramatic plan to showcase a Space Shuttle Orbiter being proposed by…
Keeping Astronauts Safe from Meteoroids
[/caption] About 100 tons of meteoroids bombard the Earth’s atmosphere every day. For spacecraft in Earth orbit, a collision with…
How to Wake Up an Astronaut: Vote Now
From folk to boogey-woogey to cute kids singing, you’ve got 10 original choices for which song should be the winner…
How to Recover a Solid Rocket Booster
NASA shot some very unique high-definition footage of teams recovering the space shuttle's solid rocket booster segments, including under-water shots…
Photo: KSC Employees Honor the Shuttle Program
[/caption] Employees at the Kennedy Space Center got together today to "build" their own space shuttle, to honor the shuttle…
Discovery: Mission Complete
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – After logging over a year’s worth of flight time in space, the space shuttle Discovery wrapped…
Absolutely Amazing: ISS, Discovery Transit Sun Near Active Sunspot Region
[/caption] Amateur astronomer Catalin Fus from Poland has captured one of the most amazing images I’ve ever seen – and…
STS-133 Crew Pays Tribute to Shuttle Discovery
The STS-133 crew sent down a video from orbit today where they each paid tribute to the legacy of space…
Best Images from STS-133: Discovery’s Final Mission in Pictures
[/caption] As space shuttle Discovery prepares to return home from its final mission to space, let's take a look back…
Double Spaceship Sighting Alert – and last chance to see Discovery in orbit
[/caption] UPDATE: We've already got a sighting! The image above was taken this evening in the UK by science writer…