Space Shuttle

NASA Marching Towards Milestone Test Firing of Space Launch System Booster

The first solid rocket booster qualification motor for NASA’s mammoth new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is aimed and ready…

10 years ago

NASA Premiers New Countdown Clock for Orion’s First Launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Just in the nick of time, NASA powered up its new countdown clock at the Press…

10 years ago

NASA Unveils World’s Largest Welder to Build World’s Most Powerful Rocket

MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden officially unveiled the world’s largest welder to start construction…

10 years ago

Tour Around Boeing’s CST-100 Spaceliner to LEO: Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - On Monday, June 9, Boeing revealed the design of their CST-100 astronaut spaceliner aimed at…

10 years ago

Carnival of Space #357

Welcome, come in to the 357th Carnival of Space! The carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers…

10 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 345: Numbered Places: Launch Complex 39

Almost every historic American launch occurred at one place in Cape Canaveral: Launch Complex 39. Good old LC39 was build…

11 years ago