The unprecedented effort to haul a space vehicle through the cramped streets of the United States’ third-largest city has been all-but completed as engineers from Los Angeles, NASA, and the California Science Center undertook the monumental task of navigating Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour to her final resting place at the California Science Center.
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The youngest orbiter in the shuttle fleet, Endeavour, was powered down for the final time…
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With less than one week to go before the launch of the twin GRAIL lunar…
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For Atlantis, the last decade of her career would be marked with many more triumphs…
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With Atlantis’s early years behind her, the middle years of OV-104’s impressive career would serve…
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The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis, in many ways the middle-child orbiter of the Space Shuttle…
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From the beginning of the Space Shuttle Program, the promise of a permanent, space-based work…
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The Space Shuttle Program was well underway by January 1986 – with preparations marching toward…
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For over 29 years engineers, space enthusiasts, and people around the world have marveled at the technological…
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Continuing on her streak of missions dedicated to microgravity research, Columbia’s tenure with the Space…
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April 12, 1981: the 20th anniversary of the first manned spaceflight in history. On that…
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25-years ago today, Space Shuttle Challenger was lost with all hands in the bright blue…
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As NASA enters 2011, preparations are underway for an exciting new venture in space operations…
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And so to the end. With a flawless countdown and a launch into a clear…
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For NASA, 2009 proved to be a stellar year, one filled with five extremely successful…
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Artemis
Ares I-X processing for rollout – HLV alternative continuing to make progress
by Chris BerginWith just three weeks to go until rollout to Pad 39B, Ares I-X is in…
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Artemis
Ares I-X undergoing ordnance installation – I-X/STS-129 conflict evaluations
by Chris BerginThe Ares I-X test vehicle is continuing to undergo the business end of processing inside…
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The Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) has successfully carried out a pad abort test launch…
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With Atlantis deep in processing for STS-129 – and damage evaluations continuing on window 5’s pressure pane…
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The Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) is undergoing further reductions in its capability – including the elimination…