Space Shuttle program | National Air and Space Museum
The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit. The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA.
Space Shuttle Discovery | National Air and Space Museum
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit. Visit the Space Shuttle Program ...
Space Shuttle Discovery | National Air and Space Museum
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most accomplished orbiter, the champion of the shuttle fleet. Discovery flew on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million ...
The First Space Shuttle: 40 Years Since STS-1
Apr 12, 2021 · A cutaway drawing of the major components of the Space Transportation System (NASA Photo, S81-30630). The reusable spaceplane, the Space Shuttle, ushered in a new era of human spaceflight 40 years ago this week with the launch of STS-1 on April 12, 1981. Commanded by space veteran and moonwalker John Young and piloted by Robert Crippen, …
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | National Air and Space Museum
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery, a Blackbird SR-71, and a Concorde, in two large hangars. Hours. Tickets. Location. Contact. Join us for Veterans Day, Monday November 11th. Explore military history in our world-renowned exhibits.
Space Shuttle Launch Pad 39A with Challenger STS-6 (1:144)
Nov 13, 2018 · as well as with the lift-off to the STS-6-Mission. Source: NASA. To the project: To be built is the Launch Pad 39A with Launch tower, Shuttle stack, as well as Mobile launcher platform (MLP) and Crawler transporter (CT). Basic module for my project is thereby the Revell kit 4911 in „scale 1:144“, in quotation marks and red, because one ...
Remembering Columbia, Over Fifteen Years Later | National Air …
Feb 9, 2018 · Home Remembering Columbia, Over Fifteen Years Later. On the morning of February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew of seven astronauts were returning from a 16-day science mission in orbit. On board were commander Rick Husband; pilot Willie McCool; mission specialists Mike Anderson, Dave Brown, Kalpana “KC” Chawla (the first ...
When Enterprise Met Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
Aug 31, 2018 · NASA sent a crew to our hangar to ensure that the shuttle was prepared for its flight on the Boeing 747. Space Shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose-to-nose at the beginning of a welcome ceremony at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Chantilly, Va. Discovery ...
Coca-Cola Can, STS 51-F - National Air and Space Museum
Both Coke and Pepsi products were flown on the STS 51-F mission in 1985 so crew members could evaluate the dispensers and do a taste test. Results were mixed and NASA did not add either company's product to the Shuttle food pantry; the mid-1980s "Cola Wars" continued on earth but not in space. NASA gave the Museum this extra Coke can that was ...
Training for the Shuttle: From the Personal Papers of Sally Ride …
Dec 1, 2021 · In the era of the Space Shuttle from the 1980s to the early 2010s, NASA astronauts would receive numerous information booklets and other written materials which would explain to them how to operate the Space Shuttle. The Museum's Archives holds two rich collections related to this intense technical training in the personal papers of Sally K. Ride and David M. Brown.