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Texas drought reveals wreckage from space shuttle Columbia
There's a major, ongoing drought in Texas, Oklahoma, and southern Kansas. As of July 26th, Amarillo had clocked in a record-breaking 30 days of 100+-degree temperatures. Wichita Falls, Texas, is on a...
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Space Shuttle Discovery's final landing (video)
As Rob noted earlier today, Space Shuttle Discovery piggybacked in flight this morning to its final resting place, at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center. Here is video of the...
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To do in NYC Friday: see Space Shuttle Enterprise fly overhead
NASA just announced that on Friday, April 27, space shuttle Enterprise will be "piggybacked" on a 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft from Washington Dulles International Airport to New York's JFK. The duo...
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Shuttle Enterprise arriving at JFK (big photos)
Two gorgeous photographs shot by C.S. Muncy of the retired NASA space shuttle Enterprise landing at New York City's John F. Kennedy airport earlier today. The original test shuttle piggybacked on a...
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Space Coast motel goes nude in desperate attempt to survive post-Shuttle...
screengrab: Fawlty Towers Resort website Cocoa Beach is a Florida town where the economy was for decades buoyed by the NASA Space Shuttle program. Astronauts, aerospace contractors, service workers,...
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What do astronauts and the Holocaust have in common? "An Article of Hope"
Filmmaker Dan Cohen is the guy behind "An Article of Hope," a feature film project seven years in the making. The documentary is done, but Dan's got a Kickstarter to raise funds to get it on television...
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Space Shuttle Enterprise floats to a new home: New York's Intrepid Sea Air...
Photo: C.S. MUNCY The Space Shuttle Enterprise (OV-101) floated to its "retirement home" today, Wednesday June 6, 2012: the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City. The museum's Space...
View ArticleShuttle Endeavour retires to Los Angeles: details on her transit to LA released
"Space shuttle Endeavour, retired from service after 25 missions that spanned 123 million miles, will star in a remarkable 12-mile parade through the streets of Los Angeles on October 12-13, traveling...
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As space shuttle Endeavour retires in LA, 400 trees to be removed, four times...
To make room for the space shuttle Endeavour as it is transported from Los Angeles International Airport to The California Science Center, some 400 trees must be removed from the city streets. The...
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Shuttle Endeavour flies over California today, en route to LA retirement
Photo: Shuttle Endeavour's final landing at Edwards AFB. September 20, 2012. By Todd Lappin If you're in California today, Friday, Sept. 21, you may have a chance to see space shuttle Endeavour's...
View ArticleWhat else can a 747 carry?
Last week, a 747 took the Space Shuttle Endeavour on its final trip — a voyage to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. But that's not the only way 747s break away from the everyday task of...
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The Shuttle Shokunin, and Kennedy Space Center's 50th anniversary
Discovery launch. Source: NASA. This past weekend, I accompanied Miles O'Brien to the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Space Center. In attendance were present and past KSC directors, NASA...
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Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit at Kennedy Space Center: photos from opening...
Space educator Sawyer "@thenasaman" Rosenstein, 19, might also be described as a space fan. His enthusiasm for space flight was captured in this Boing Boing feature, and shines weekly in his "Talking...
View ArticleAtlantis returns to Kennedy: a review of the space shuttle's new permanent...
“Is it still flying?” I have been asked that question many times. Back in 2011, I was proud to answer “yes.” But the answer is now “no,” which angers many in the space community, and also leads some...
View ArticleRemembering the space shuttle Challenger disaster, 28 years later
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Build the LEGO Space Shuttle
This LEGO Space Shuttle kit is pretty awesome! My daughter really loved the LEGO Women of Nasa set, so this $29 Space Shuttle was a no-brainer. 285 pieces and several recommendations for things to...
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Be like a SpaceX rocket in quarantine: pressurized yet chilled and not exploding
From Ars Technica: Late on Sunday night, SpaceX completed a critical cryogenic test of a Starship prototype at its launch site in South Texas. […] The vehicle, dubbed SN4—which stands for Serial Number...
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Trailer for new docuseries about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated just 73 seconds after liftoff. The seven person crew included high school teacher Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian to fly into...
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The Thanksgiving gag that ended NASA pranks forever
The early days of space flight were quite different. Rocket scientists would sometimes even pull practical jokes on their team, such as the time Gene Kranz convinced flight director Chris Kraft that an...
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You can pick up a space shuttle thermal tile right out of the furnace
Watch as a tour guide pulls space shuttle tile material out of a 2200-degree furnace and picks it up immediately. Note that for best results, pick it up by the cool corner or edge rather than the...
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This cool new arts residency wants to transform interstellar space waste into...
Greywood Arts is a wonderful artist residency and workshop in Killeagh Village, County Cork, Ireland. Like many places in both the hospitality and arts industries, they've been at a standstill during...
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Startup wants to launch satellites with slingshots instead of rockets
Trans-orbital rocket launches can be expensive, and wasteful. That's why a newish company called SpinLaunch has envisioned an alternative: a giant centrifugal slingshot that basically whips the...
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The Space Shuttle Endeavour's 26th and final mission, through the streets of...
Ten years ago this month, the Space Shuttle Endeavour embarked on its 26th mission, a short trip through the streets of Los Angeles in route to its final home at the California Science Center. The...
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