Ten years ago today, the Space Shuttle Discovery left the Kennedy Space Center on STS-114. The flight, filled with hopes, aspirations, and emotions, marked the first step in returning the Shuttle to flight following the loss of Columbia and marked the beginning of a new journey and vision for NASA. But getting to launch day for STS-114 was a difficult and safety-conscious endeavour.
With a deep heritage between the Shuttle’s External Tank and the Space Launch System (SLS)…
The end of a legend. For 29 years, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery has lived…
The new Space Launch System (SLS) will be able to cope with a minimum of…
Atlantis’ External Tank (ET-138) was put through a Tanking Test on Wednesday, slightly delayed due…
Shuttle Endeavour is back in space for what is scheduled to be her final mission.…
Shuttle Endeavour – the youngest orbiter in the fleet – was preparing for her final…
Discovery has completed her final ascent into space, following a 16:53 Eastern launch from the…
For over 29 years engineers, space enthusiasts, and people around the world have marveled at the technological…
Discovery’s return to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) – in order to gain extra data…
Engineers have gathering detailed data on the thermal and stress environments of the External Tank’s…
With unacceptable weather at KSC restricting preparations for STS-133’s Tanking Test, managers decided to delay…
As engineers prepare to take a close look at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP)…
Discovery was making her first real attempt to launch on Friday, as the loading of…
With manifest meetings set to take place in the next couple of weeks, Discovery continues…
Clouds over the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) have scrubbed Endeavour’s launch by 24 hours. Earlier,…
Space Shuttle Program (SSP) manager John Shannon has claimed that Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP)…
In a similar event to STS-119’s scrub, Endeavour’s launch has been delayed due to a…
Shuttle Atlantis has launched on her flagship mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, as STS-125…
STS-119 has launched after an issue-free tanking and countdown, following engineering work to troubleshoot a…
