Ten years ago, the crew of Shuttle Atlantis was in the final phase of their Servicing Mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. STS-125 was proceeding to plan and their vehicle was deemed to be in excellent condition for the return trip. However, had Atlantis suffered major damage during her launch to the telescope, Endeavour was sat on Pad 39B, ready to launch at short notice on an ambitious rescue mission. This rescue mission was called STS-400.
The long-awaited return of American astronauts launching on US spacecraft, a capability last seen when…
One of the jewels in NASA’s crown – the Hubble Space Telescope – is continuing…
The culmination of a 40 plus year enterprise comes today – an endeavor that sought…
A few days after the high-visibility move of Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour to her retirement…
And now Endeavour has the left the building. At the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), NASA…
Atlantis is closing in on the end of her Transition and Retirement (T&R) processing, following…
Transition and Retirement (T&R) work continues at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for Atlantis and Endeavour…
With Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery buttoned up in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) ahead of her…
Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery’s almost 30 years of processing at Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Orbiter…
It’s the final time Endeavour will enter an OPF (Orbiter Processing Facility). After a storied…
Atlantis departed her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2) on Friday, ahead of arriving inside the Vehicle Assembly…
All good things must come to an end. And thus was the grand finale of…
Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis was powered down for the final time on Thursday, following a…
With the Space Shuttle Program now officially a part of NASA’s past, the agency is…
NASA managers have further refined their plans to transfer Orbiter and Ground Support Equipment (GSE)…
Adding to the long list that is her legacy, Atlantis’ successful final test of Neptec’s…
Shuttle Atlantis has been given top marks for her return to Earth via the Mission…
Atlantis has concluded her historic 13-day mission to the International Space Station with a perfect landing at…
Following the expected clearance of the Thermal Protection System (TPS) – which was re-checked during…
