Space Shuttle

SpaceX Dragon Launch Slides to May 19

[/caption]SpaceX has announced that the upcoming launch of the firms Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft on the commercial COTS 2…

13 years ago

What a Space Shuttle Launch REALLY Sounded Like

When I attended my first space shuttle launch, the most amazing thing about the whole launch experience may have been…

13 years ago

Millions Mesmerized by Shuttle Enterprise over Freedom’s Beacon in New York

[/caption] Millions upon Millions of Humans have passed through Freedoms's Beacon at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in…

13 years ago

Enterprise Arrives at the Big Apple

[/caption] Icons of America are captured together in a fantastic photo by NASA photographer Bill Ingalls, taken on the morning…

13 years ago

Enterprise “GO” for Big Apple Fly Over on April 27 – NYC Viewing Guide

[/caption] Unless the weather changes drastically, Space Shuttle Enterprise will depart Dulles International Airport and the D.C. area on her…

13 years ago

Enterprise Ferryflight to NYC tentatively set for April 27

[/caption] Unstable weather has temporarily grounded the last flight of Space Shuttle Enterprise for just a few more days. Visitors…

13 years ago

Enterprise Strapped atop 747 and Delights Dulles Airport Flyers

[/caption] Space Shuttle Enterprise has been strapped atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) that will soon fly NASA’s path…

13 years ago

Discovery Enters Eternal Smithsonian Home as Historic Relic

[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery, the longest serving and most flown spaceship in human history, entered her eternal home today, Thursday,…

13 years ago

Demating Discovery for Smithsonian Welcome

[/caption] Following Discovery’s triumphant final flight from her Florida Spaceport home and victory lap tour above the skies of Washington…

13 years ago

Discovery Does Dulles & DC

[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery took off from Florida on her final mission today atop a modified Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet,…

13 years ago