OTD in Space – June 1: Endeavour’s Final Touchdown

On June 1, 2011, NASA's space shuttle Endeavor touched down safely for the final time at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...

Texas and the Smithsonian Are Locked in a Custody Battle Over a Space Shuttle

Two senators earmarked $85 million for the move to Houston—but safely shipping an 86-ton shuttle orbiter cross-country could ...
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Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

Two NASA astronauts inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

NASA astronauts Tom Akers and Joe Tanner, with multiple spaceflights and spacewalks, were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut ...
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Remembering When NASA Mounted The Space Shuttle Atop A Boeing 747

The Boeing 747 continues to be recognized as one of the most iconic commercial jets of all time. Originally introduced in the 1960s, the game-changing aircraft brought unprecedented capacity, range, ...
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NASA selects shuttle orbiter to move to Houston

The Space Shuttle Discovery is currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center outside Washington. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — NASA has selected a shuttle ...