Topic: Space Shuttles
Moscow on Thursday declared it was now "the era of the Soyuz" after the US shuttle's last flight left the Russian system as the sole means for delivering astronauts to the International Space Station.Far less glamorous than the horizontal-landing winged shuttle, the ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The end of the U.S. space shuttle program launched the Atlantis crew on an emotional roller coaster on Thursday, with pride at a successful finale vying with sadness that their 30-year undertaking is over.The shuttle Atlantis returned ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA downsized the crew for the final flight of its shuttle program as a safety precaution.Instead of the usual six- or seven-person crew, only four astronauts were aboard the Atlantis on its 13-day cargo run to the ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The shuttle Atlantis astronauts closed their spaceship's cargo bay doors on Thursday, aiming to conclude the final U.S. space shuttle mission with a predawn landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Touchdown at the shuttle's home base ...
The Atlantis crew woke to the song "God Bless America" at 0129 GMT early Thursday as they prepared to make the final touch down in NASA's 30 year shuttle program.The shuttle was set to land early Thursday at 5:56 am (0956 GMT), ...
Atlantis made its final laps around the Earth on Wednesday as NASA prepared to bring down the curtain on its 30-year shuttle program.The shuttle was set to touch down early Thursday at 5:56 am (0956 GMT), 42 years after US astronaut Neil ...
The end of the US space shuttle program brings the start of a new chapter for the remaining orbiters, which will soon take up residence as museum pieces in Florida, Virginia, California and New York.Discovery, the oldest space shuttle of the fleet, ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - As the United States prepares to end its space shuttle program, technologies developed to nurture the reusable spaceships through three decades of flight will live on in day-to-day use on Earth.Shuttle Atlantis and its four-member crew are ...
The crew of Atlantis undocked Tuesday from the International Space Station, wrapping up the last visit by a US shuttle to the orbiting outpost and setting its sights on an emotional homecoming.With a spectacular orbital sunrise illuminating a vessel in the sunset ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The last U.S. space shuttle departed the International Space Station on Tuesday, ending a 12-year program to build and service the orbital outpost, the primary legacy of NASA's shuttle fleet.Shuttle Atlantis commander Chris Ferguson and pilot Doug ...
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