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The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.
The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft of which it was the only item funded for development. [ 1 ]
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space ...
St. Cloud's mock space shuttle's road trip to Minnesota is expected to conclude early Saturday morning. The project cost Pederson and his wife, Irene Pederson, upwards of $1.5 million so far, and ...
Last National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission on Atlas V as ULA transitions to the next generation Vulcan rocket for continued access to space. Launch vehicle was switched from Vulcan Centaur to Atlas V at ULA's request. This is ULA's 100th national security Space launch. [35]
The Martin Marietta Spacemaster was a proposed configuration for what became the Space Shuttle, which featured an X-24-derived orbiter, and an unusual "catamaran style" booster stage. During launch and ascent, the orbiter would be located in a recess in the booster.
Columbia (STS-3) landing on Northrop Strip at White Sands Space Harbor, 30 March 1982, flanked by two T-38 chase planes. White Sands Space Harbor at White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico was an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle and was used as a backup when the runways at Edwards Air Force Base and the Kennedy Space Center were ...
Space Systems Command: Low Earth Space domain awareness: In orbit: Operational Tactically Responsive Space-3 (TacRS-3) mission. 15 September 15:44:35 [61] Soyuz-2.1a: Baikonur Site 31/6: Roscosmos: Soyuz MS-24: Roscosmos: Low Earth Expedition 69/70: 6 April 2024 07:17 UTC: Successful 16 September 03:38:20 [58] Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 6-16