Shuttle Landing: Atlantis Arrives Safely
Space Shuttle Atlantis landed safely at Cape Canaveral, Florida after an 11-day mission at the International Space Station (ISS). Commander Charles Hobaugh piloted the shuttle to a perfect landing, ending STS-129,...
Sonic Boom Rattles Los Angeles as Shuttle Lands at Edwards
The space shuttle Discovery made a safe landing September 11, 2009 at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The sonic boom that accompanies space shuttles as they enter the Earth's atmosphere rattled Los Angeles...
Space Shuttle Landing: Endeavour safely at 10:48 am EDT
Julie Payette said her farewells to her fellow Canadian Robert Thirsk on the International Space Station and has started it's return to earth. The shuttle landed in Florida at 10:48 am EDT. Endeavour spend...
created by albertacowpoke | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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383 views | 69 recommendations | 13 comments
Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Delayed Until Sunday July 12
The launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour has been delayed until Sunday July 12 due to thunderstorms making it difficult for the craft to take off. The launch was already delayed by 24 hours due to lightning...
STS-125 Second Atlantis Spacewalk to Repair Hubble Gyroscopes
The second STS-125 spacewalk mission is underway, as the Atlantis crew works to repair the Hubble Space Telescope's gyroscopes. These gyros give the telescope its sense of balance, enabling it to find and focus upon...
created by Jordan Yerman | 32 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago
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168 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
Space Bat Mystery: What Happened to NASA Discovery's Stow Away?
When NASA launched the space shuttle Discovery on March 15, 2009 a little stow away went along for the ride. A small bat had attached itself to Discovery's external fuel tank and when the shuttle blasted off...
Bat Clung to Space Shuttle
One casualty of the STS-119 space shuttle mission: a tiny bat. Normally, sirens and general movement around the launch pad serve to scare off any bats or birds who land on the shuttle or its rocket, but one bat was...
created by Jordan Yerman | 40 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
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158 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Space Shuttle Docks at International Space Station
The space shuttle Discovery has docked at the International Space Station. One of the tasks for the crew is to install some replacement parts for the water recycling system, which will clean and purify reclaimed...
created by Jordan Yerman | 40 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
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125 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
NASA Discovery Shuttle 2nd Launch Set for 7:43pm EST Sunday
After the scheduled Wednesday launch was aborted when a hydrogen gas leak was discovered, NASA will attempt a second launch of the space shuttle Discovery on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 7:43pm EST. The current weather...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 41 wks ago | updated 41 wks ago
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267 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
The Other Air and Space Museum
The largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world traces the history of human flight in grand fashion at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. The Smithsonian has two Air and...
created by Jennings David L | 1 year ago | updated 41 wks ago
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1071 views | 32 recommendations | 14 comments
NASA’s window to launch shuttle Discovery closes in mid-March
North American Space Agency (NASA) is planning to lift off space shuttle Discovery on March 12. The mission is long overdue for take off. Delays caused by valve malfunctions have halted the mission for nearly a month... 212 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Anniversary of Space Shuttle Challenger Crash
Today in history, the Space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, killing all seven astronauts aboard, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe, the first member of...
Space Shuttles Will Be Sold After 2010 Retirement - NASA
NASA has announced that the final three Space Shuttles will be sold after they are retired in 2010. After nearly 30 years of service, and over 120 missions into orbit, NASA’s Space Shuttle fleet will...
created by Jared Aicher - Storm Chaser | 1 year ago | updated 51 wks ago
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1417 views | 39 recommendations | 20 comments
Canada's Space Program
Canada has an active space program, the CSA. Some of its products have been vital to the soon-ending Space Shuttle program, to the Hubble space telescope, and the International Space Station could hardly have been constructed without the robot arms. The CSA, working with...
UFOS FILMED BY NASA CAMERAS: SHUTTLE MISSION STS 115 12/24/08
This video contains an amazing documentation of Nasa and the Space Shuttle Mission STS 115. Nasa has continuously photographed UFOs in the past and this mission is no different. The footage...
created by PAIR A NORMAL GUYS INC | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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739 views | 17 recommendations | 11 comments
