NASA spaceport breaks ground for shuttle display
NASA's retired space shuttle Atlantis is a step closer to completing its final journey.
NASA's retired space shuttle Atlantis is a step closer to completing its final journey.
Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2012
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(AP) -- NASA has transferred ownership of the retired space shuttle Endeavour to a California museum.
Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Construction began this week on the first new NASA spacecraft built to take humans to orbit since space shuttle Endeavour left the factory in 1991, and marked a significant milestone in carrying out the ambitious ...
Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2011
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(AP) -- NASA's retired space shuttles are trading places.
Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2011
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The US space shuttle is part cargo truck, part passenger bus, part airplane built for orbit, and has known soaring highs and devastating lows during its 30-year career.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2011
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The end of the US space shuttle program brings the start of a new chapter for the remaining orbiters, which will soon take up residence as museum pieces in Florida, Virginia, California and New York.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2011
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(AP) -- The last space shuttle is headed home.
Space Exploration
Jul 19, 2011
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(AP) -- The four astronauts who will close out NASA's space shuttle program are at their Florida launch site, eager for a Friday takeoff.
Space Exploration
Jul 4, 2011
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Mark Kelly, the US astronaut who commanded the final flight by the shuttle Endeavour, announced Tuesday he is retiring to spend more time with his lawmaker wife as she recovers from a gunshot wound to the head.
Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2011
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NASA on Tuesday released the first ever pictures of a US space shuttle docked at the International Space Station, taken by astronauts aboard a departing Russian spacecraft last month.
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2011
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