Why NASA's space shuttle hitched rides on top of a Boeing 747

Although the Space Shuttle was capable of rocket-powered rides to space, it required the help of a Boeing 747 for earthbound ...

OTD In Space - May 16: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches on Final Flight

On May 16, 2011, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on its 25th and final flight. This was also the penultimate mission of ...
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NASA’S Space Shuttle Program Update Rescheduled for April 28

NASA has rescheduled Thursday’s news conference on the Space Shuttle Program and processing for the next shuttle mission (STS-121). Program manager Wayne Hale will brief the media Friday, April 28, at ...
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NASA Announces Space Shuttle Program Update

NASA managers will brief media about the Space Shuttle Program and the next mission (STS-121), at 2 p.m. EST, Tuesday at the press site at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. It will air live on the Web and ...
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Accident raises questions about future of NASA shuttle program

NASA put shuttle launches on hold following the Columbia disaster, clouding the future of missions including assembly of the international space station, which has three astronauts aboard. Even with ...
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NASA’s passenger space shuttle - the 86-seat orbiter that almost existed

In the 1970s, NASA studied a passenger version of the Space Shuttle designed to move huge numbers of workers into orbit for ...
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NASA Dumped $199 Billion Into This Program, and Eventually Shut It Down

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. NASA is in the news this week as two astronauts are ...