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.
The end of a legend. For 29 years, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery has lived…
The NASA and United Space Alliance (USA) team at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) have begun…
Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery’s almost 30 years of processing at Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Orbiter…
With Kennedy Space Center workers towing Orbiter Atlantis on Thursday “around the corner” of the…
It’s the final time Endeavour will enter an OPF (Orbiter Processing Facility). After a storied…
All good things must come to an end. And thus was the grand finale of…
The flagship of the shuttle orbiter fleet has received her three replica main engines, as…
As NASA’s defunct Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite (UARS) continues to head towards its death –…
In a rare occurrence, Space Shuttle orbiters Discovery and Endeavour were purposefully visible together this…
With Discovery now enjoying a month-long vacation inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), following her…
One month after the completion of her STS-133 mission, Discovery is nearing completion of Down…
With Discovery safely back on the ground after becoming the first orbiter to successfully complete…
Although Discovery has finished her space flight career in style, she still has many months…
With orbiter Discovery’s final move from her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) to the VAB for…
Discovery celebrated her 25th birthday in style by docking with the International Space Station (ISS)…
As processing teams at the Kennedy Space Center continue to prepare space shuttle Discovery for…