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Space Shuttle program - National Air and Space Museum The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011 It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery is an example of a Space Shuttle orbiter, a component of NASA’s Space Transportation System (STS) The STS consisted of a combination of a Space Shuttle orbiter, solid rocket boosters, and a fuel tank Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight in 2011 as the oldest and most
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter Discovery was flown on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)--more than the other orbiters
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter Discovery was flown on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)--more than the other orbiters It shuttled 184 men and women into space and
The Exploration Company - Typhoon - NASASpaceFlight. com Beyond this project, The Exploration Company is developing a reusable space shuttle capable of transporting cargo to future space stations A first demonstrator is expected to fly this year With an approximately 115-employee workforce, the company raised 40 million euros in February, marking one of the largest fundraising efforts among newspace companies in Europe
When Enterprise Met Discovery - National Air and Space Museum The shuttle stands proudly at our Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, as a testament to all that we have accomplished in space on both a national and an international scale Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies near the U S Capitol, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Washington
Coca-Cola Can, STS 51-F - National Air and Space Museum In 1984, researchers for Coca Cola had an idea about dispensing carbonated beverages in space to give astronauts more choices to drink and also to create a stellar advertising opportunity The company developed a can that would work in weightlessness to keep the cola fizzy without spewing out of the can NASA agreed to let the astronauts try the Coke device on a Shuttle flight When Pepsi
Challenger STS-6 – A Walk into History - NASASpaceFlight. com Challenger STS-6 – A Walk into HistoryJune 27, 1982: FIRST KSC LANDING EXPECTED NEXT YEAR When will the shuttle land at Kennedy Space Center? NASA still doesn't know, but the best guess is for an April 1983 landing in Florida Launch director Al O'Hara said the shuttle's return from its fourth and final practice mission probably will not provide the crosswind landing experience NASA had
A new podcast about Space Shuttle, Sixteen Sunsets with Kevin Fong. To survive, NASA gambles on a radical new program: the Space Shuttle - a reusable spacecraft promising a new era of spaceflight, but it comes at a cost – a Faustian bargain with the US military, that will reshape its dreams and NASA's destiny Ever wondered how the Space Shuttle came to be? Welcome to a new podcast series, 16 Sunsets