Atlantis

‘Chasing Atlantis’ Film Launches Fundraising Campaign

November 5, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter A member of the Chasing Atlantis film team captures Atlantis during its last journey to a display at the Kennedy Space Center in November 2012. (Matthew Cimone) The team behind Chasing Atlantis, an upcoming film talking about the legacy of the [...]

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Chasing Atlantis: An Upcoming Film about the Shuttle’s Legacy

August 21, 2012

Shuttle Atlantis as it enters the Vehicle Assembly Building (Ryan Horan.) Take five shuttle fans and a once-in-a-lifetime experience, mix in some artistic creativity, and you will understand the enthusiasm and love behind theĀ Chasing AtlantisĀ film production. Five Canadians made the trek to Florida to watch the final shuttle launch last year. They are wrapping up [...]

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A Space Shuttle On the Sun, One Last Time

July 22, 2011

If you’re like me, you were probably wondering if photographer Thierry Legault would have the opportunity to photograph space shuttle Atlantis in orbit during the final mission of the shuttle program. Regular UT readers will recall that Legault has taken several amazing images of the space shuttle and International Space Station from the ground with [...]

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Two Days of Tweetness: Witnessing a Shuttle Launch

July 17, 2011

It’s been over a week since the NASA Tweetup and I’m still thinking about it. For good reason, of course… it was awesome. Over the course of two days I saw a capsule that had been to space and back, talked with five astronauts (one currently in orbit!), toured Kennedy Space Center, met a muppet, [...]

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Video: SRB Camera Views of Atlantis’ Last Ride

July 14, 2011

Always a good show and a unique, fun view, NASA released today the videos taken from the cameras mounted on the solid rocket boosters for Atlantis’ launch for the STS-135 mission. Remove this ad

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