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Shuttle Replica Departs Kennedy for Ocean Voyage to Houston on a Barge – Enterprise is Next

May 24, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter A high fidelity replica of a NASA Space Shuttle orbiter has set off today, May 24, on an ocean going voyage by barge for NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. This trip by the Shuttle replica gives a taste of [...]

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Shuttle Discovery Mated to 747 Carrier for her Final Flight to Smithsonian Home

April 15, 2012

Following a busy weekend of work, Space Shuttle Discovery is now attached piggyback style to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and all set for the final flight to her ultimate resting place at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia on Tuesday April 17. [...]

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3 Generations of NASA’s Mars Rovers

January 22, 2012

NASA Mars rovers have come a long way in terms of size and capability since the rebirth of Red Planet surface exploration just 15 years ago – spanning from 1997 to 2012. To get a really excellent sense of just how far America’s scientists and engineers have pushed the state of the art in such [...]

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Don’t Annoy the Vulcan and Other Lessons at KSC’s “Sci-Fi Summer”

August 15, 2011

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida is looking to take guests where no one has gone before. During the “Sci-Fi Summer” that is going on now through September at the Visitor Complex guests can see, sit and experience actual artifacts that appeared in the hit TV series and [...]

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Atlantis Final Crew and NASA thank Shuttle Workforce with space flown Tribute Banner

August 2, 2011

Following the majestic predawn touchdown of Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to close out the Space Shuttle Era, the final crew of Atlantis, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and KSC Director Bob Cabana thanked the Space Shuttle workforce for their dedication and hard work at an employee appreciation event held outside the [...]

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