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.
Twenty-five years ago today, arguably the most important Space Shuttle mission of the 1990s landed…
Two flagship space telescopes are returning to their respective operations after they both entered safe…
Thirty years ago this weekend, after a two and a half year stand down and…
An announcement most have waited years for. NASA has officially announced the flight assignments for…
Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully completed a nearly two-week long rapid-turnaround test-firing demonstration of a Space Shuttle…
Numerous launch facilities at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral avoided serious impact…
NASA has confirmed “statistically significant evidence” from the Hubble Space Telescope indicating the presence of…
Following the loss of its Falcon 9 rocket during a static fire test, SpaceX is…
External Tank 94 is in the final stretch of its voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana,…
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven…
NASA has issued a lengthy explanation behind the decision to contract Aerojet Rocketdyne to restart…
The voice of Hugh Harris provided countdown commentary for the brave new era of the…
On 2 November 2000, the Expedition 1 crew to the International Space Station docked with the…
Ten years ago today, the Space Shuttle Discovery left the Kennedy Space Center on STS-114. The flight,…
STS-114 was the Shuttle mission that returned NASA to active flight status following the tragic…
US Navy Captain Chris Cassidy, once described as “Chuck Norris, minus the restrictions of gravity”,…
The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is continuing its drive to attract new commercial partners by…
With three years to go until the debut launch of the Space Launch System (SLS),…
As NASA continues development of its new heavy lift Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, testing…
