Space Shuttle

Soyuz Launches; Discovery’s Final Payload Delivered to Launch Pad

[/caption] October 7 was a busy day in spaceflight, as a Soyuz launched 2 cosmonauts and 1 astronaut to the…

14 years ago

Additional Shuttle Mission Almost Guaranteed

[/caption] For some time now there have been rumors and speculation that there will be an additional flight added to…

14 years ago

NASA’s Year of Finales Continues with Last ET and SRB Events

[/caption] As the space shuttle program draws to a close, NASA is working to highlight the historic nature of each…

14 years ago

Discovery, Bathed In Light, Conducts Final Rollout (Gallery)

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – The space shuttle Discovery, its nosed pointed toward the sky, its belly attached to the massive,…

14 years ago

The final rollover for Discovery – SpacePod 2010.09.13

While rollover actually happened on September 9th, I thought it may be fitting to post our rollover/tribute video to Discovery.…

14 years ago

Downloadable Shuttle Tribute Posters

[/caption] NASA has put out a collection of tribute posters to the Space Shuttle fleet that celebrates the contributions to…

14 years ago

NASA Managers Approve Additional Shuttle Flight

[/caption] While the final decision on adding an additional shuttle flight rests on the political process, today NASA managers approved…

14 years ago

Help NASA Choose Wakeup Music for Final Shuttle Missions

It’s the one kind of cheesy thing we all listen for each day of a shuttle mission: the wake up…

14 years ago

External Tank for Final Scheduled Shuttle Mission Arrives at KSC (Gallery)

[/caption] Universe Today photographer Alan Walters was on hand at Kennedy Space Center today to see the arrival of ET-138,…

14 years ago

Tanks for the Memories

[/caption] Almost the end of an era: the last external tank scheduled to fly on a shuttle mission was rolled…

14 years ago