STS-133

Iconic Kennedy Space Center Countdown Clock Retires

Iconic Kennedy Space Center Countdown Clock seen here retires NASA’s 135th and final shuttle mission takes flight on July 8,…

9 years ago

Stripped Down Discovery rolls towards Retirement at Kennedy Space Center

[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery was briefly on public display on Wednesday July 13 as she emerged from the hanger at…

13 years ago

Robo Trek Debuts … Robonaut 2 Unleashed and joins First Human-Robot Space Crew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkagxtiy1-M Star Trek’s Data must be smiling. One of his kind has finally made it to the High Frontier. The…

13 years ago

Discovery: Mission Complete

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – After logging over a year’s worth of flight time in space, the space shuttle Discovery wrapped…

13 years ago

STS-133 Crew Pays Tribute to Shuttle Discovery

The STS-133 crew sent down a video from orbit today where they each paid tribute to the legacy of space…

13 years ago

Best Images from STS-133: Discovery’s Final Mission in Pictures

[/caption] As space shuttle Discovery prepares to return home from its final mission to space, let's take a look back…

13 years ago

Double Spaceship Sighting Alert – and last chance to see Discovery in orbit

[/caption] UPDATE: We've already got a sighting! The image above was taken this evening in the UK by science writer…

13 years ago

Special Star Trek Song Beamed Up To Space Shuttle

William Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek television series, provided a very special message…

13 years ago

Ground-Based Observations Capture Spacewalking Astronaut in Action

[/caption] More impressive ground based images of the STS-133 mission, this time, Amateur astronomer Ralf Vandebergh of the Netherlands took…

13 years ago