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Shuttle-era engines make final flight: RS-25s delivered for Artemis III

RS-25 engine delivery for Artemis III marks the end of shuttle-era hardware in NASA spaceflight propulsion: four engines that supported 36 shuttle missions will power the Space Launch System for a ...

Final NASA space shuttle crew reflects under Atlantis 15 years later

The final NASA Space Shuttle crew reunited under Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for the 15th anniversary of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See the Space Shuttle ‘Endeavour’ in a Unique Vertical Display Before Its New Exhibition Launches at the California Science Center

This November, visitors to the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles will get to see the "ready-to-launch" "Endeavour" complete with rocket boosters and a fuel tank ...
The National Interest

15 Years Ago – The Final Flight of the Space Shuttle

The end of the Space Shuttle program paved the way for a new generation of private launch providers. After two accidents in which all 14 astronauts lost their lives, the Space Shuttle program was ...
Flightglobal

Armchair astronaut: flying the Space Shuttle simulator

Growing up in the USA in the 1960s I was captivated by the space programme as we raced the Soviet Union to the Moon. Most of my generation can tell you where they were when Neil Armstrong and Buzz ...
Yahoo

‘Final Flight': Challenger Center to mark tragedy 40 years later

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Challenger Learning Center is asking the community to honor its namesake as 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger ...
The Washington Post

40 years later, a new look at lessons from the Challenger disaster

Spectators in the VIP area at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, watch as the space shuttle Challenger lifts off Jan. 28, 1986. The shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch. (Bruce ...
insider.si.edu

Spaceflight in the shuttle era and beyond : redefining humanity's purpose in space / Valerie Neal

An exploration of the changing conceptions of the iconic Space Shuttle and a call for a new vision of spaceflight The thirty years of Space Shuttle flights saw contrary changes in American visions of ...
Los Angeles Times

California Science Center completes construction of new building housing Endeavour shuttle

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred California Science Center has finished building ...
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Upgrading the Space Shuttle

The space shuttle system has been modified many times since the first launch of space shuttle Columbia in 1981. During the 1980s, major upgrade programs were established to respond to problems and ...

Final space shuttle crew reunites at Kennedy Space Center 15 years after launch

The four crew of the final flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis reunited at Kennedy Space Center for the 15th anniversary of the ...

Gregory Harbaugh was driven to space career after pondering the stars

Former NASA astronaut Gregory Harbaugh reflects on his career, space exploration and the future of Mars travel.