Space Shuttle
Discovery Does Dulles & DC
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery took off from Florida on her final mission today atop a modified Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet,…
Shuttle Discovery Flies Over Washington D.C. to New Home
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery, atop its Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, NASA 905, flew over the US national capital region on April…
Gallery: Discovery Leaves Kennedy Space Center for the Final Time
[/caption] It's the end of an era. For 29 years space shuttle Discovery has been leaving Kennedy Space Center on…
Discovery Poised for Final Takeoff on April 17
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery is poised for her final takeoff, bolted firmly on top of the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier…
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Shuttle Discovery Mated to 747 Carrier for her Final Flight to Smithsonian Home
[/caption] Following a busy weekend of work, Space Shuttle Discovery is now attached piggyback style to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft…
Flying the Space Shuttles to their New Homes
The now-retired space shuttle orbiters will soon be heading to their new museum homes. April 17, 2012 is the current…
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Robotics Refueling Research Scores Huge Leap at Space Station
[/caption] A combined team of American and Canadian engineers has taken a major first step forward by successfully applying new,…
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Orion Crew Capsule Targeted for 2014 Leap to High Orbit
[/caption] NASA is on course to make the highest leap in human spaceflight in nearly 4 decades when an unmanned…
Ride a Shuttle Booster to the Edge of Space and Back
We've posted space shuttle launch videos in the past, but this one is different. It's a video captured from cameras…
Launch of a Lego Space Shuttle
While it didn't quite make it to space, this Lego space shuttle got quite a ride on a weather balloon,…