Space Shuttle

Tweet Your Way Into Mission Control

[/caption] Listen up Space Tweeps: you can now Tweet your way to a personalized tour of Mission Control at Johnson…

15 years ago

Having Your Own Space Shuttle Just Got Cheaper

[/caption] After the space shuttle program ends, NASA hopes to sell the three slightly used remaining orbiters to educational institutions,…

15 years ago

End of Shuttle Program Will Slow Florida’s Economy

NASA's Space Shuttle, which will make its last flight sometime later this year, has been a boon to the local…

15 years ago

Cocaine Found In Shuttle Processing Facility

[/caption] A small amount of cocaine was found in a restricted area of the processing hangar for shuttle Discovery at…

15 years ago

STS-130 Shuttle flight facing delay due to Payload technical glitch

Caption: Overhead view of Tranquility & Cupola modules inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center on Jan…

15 years ago

What Would NASA Do with an Added Shuttle Flight?

Space Shuttle Atlantis sits poised for the STS 129 launch from Pad 39 A on 16 November 2009. Atlantis would…

15 years ago

Shuttle Atlantis Returns Home (Video)

Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts landed safely at Kennedy Space Center Friday morning at 9:44 a.m.…

15 years ago

Absolutely Amazing Shuttle Ascent Video

This video compilation of the STS-129 ascent is incredible! (and is it now available again after a short hiatus.) It…

15 years ago

Amazing Images from STS-129

If I didn't know better, I'd swear some of the images from the STS-129 shuttle mission to the International Space…

15 years ago

Spectacular Shuttle Belly Flip As Atlantis Docks to ISS (Video)

(Editor's note: Ken Kremer is in Florida covering the STS-129 mission for Universe Today) The astronaut crews for the International…

15 years ago