Data From the Heavens: The Space Shuttle Maps That Transformed Our View of Earth
This is the second installment of a two-part series about the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Read part one here. Elevation ...
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Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)
Returning Pathfinder to the shuttle stack after an extensive restoration process is a major milestone.' Pathfinder is back in its "space," three and a half years after it "landed" on Earth.
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40 years ago, an astronaut first took flight from the Space Shuttle
Skylab's interior was large enough to check out some ... The astronaut ventured as far as almost 100 meters away from Space Shuttle Challenger during the test. Should there have been a malfunction ...
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This company wants to reinvent the space rocket — as a space plane
“Once we get to orbit, the closest analogy is probably the Space Shuttle,” Holder says. “We have a smaller bay, but we can perform many of the same types of missions. And when we fly ...
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Space tourism: What are the pros and cons?
However, with the end of the space shuttle program in 2011, NASA canceled any further opportunities. That picture changed with the emergence of private spaceflight companies headed by various ...
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The Soviet's Buran Space Shuttle Was a True One-Hit Wonder
The entire mission lasted 208 minutes, and the Buran would never fly again. When people think of a space shuttle they think of the American version – the space shuttle, or orbiter ...
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Space Shuttle
there were printers aboard the Space Shuttle, and the story behind them is fascinating. The push for printers in space came from the combined forces of NASA’s love for checklists and the need ...
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Pathfinder shuttle to return to U.S. Space & Rocket Center after restoration
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Pathfinder Shuttle will return atop the external tank at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center after restoration. The shuttle will take around three days to reinstall at ...
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Here’s how NASA will deorbit the International Space Station
The ISS took years to build and required a total of 37 U.S. space shuttle flights, as well as five Russian rocket launches, for the station to be completed. Related: The International Space ...
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Billionaire space-walk flight on SpaceX rocket hit with delays
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the decision was driven by the agency’s commitment to safety, especially after the disasters that beset the space shuttle program. The crew is expected to ...
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‘Slingshot’ Review: Casey Affleck Stars as an Astronaut Whose Mind Plays Tricks on Him in Serviceable Space Thriller
Even better question: Who brings a pistol onto a space shuttle? At the start of the film, a generic female voice — that of the machine — warns John that the drugs which induce hibernation can ...