At launch, the Space Shuttle consists of the shuttle stack, which includes a dark orange-colored external tank (ET); two white, slender Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs); and the Orbiter Vehicle (OV), which contains the crew and payload. Payloads can be launched into higher orbits with either ...
But the O-ring would not have been a problem had NASA not chosen to launch on so cold a day –— the coldest launch yet, according to anNPR interviewwith one of the shuttle engineers. While the engineer blames himself for not convincing NASA and high-level managers of the danger the co...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Discoverysuccessfully launched into the clear evening sky above Florida late Sundayafter a series of delays held it on the ground for more than a month. The shuttlelifted off without a hitch at 7:43 p.m. EDT (2343 GMT) from Launch Pad 39Ahere ...
"We’re not going to make it today. So I appreciate your support, both from the crew and the whole launch team and the team worldwide for trying to get this vehicle off the ground today, but it’s not a good day to launch the shuffle, so we’re going to try again tomorrow," ...
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skip to main content majestic photos capture the golden age of the space shuttle program photographer john a. chakeres attended nearly every launch from 1982 to 1986. 1 / 15 john a. chakeres the discovery blasts off from the kennedy space center in cape canaveral in this image depicting ...
TheOTV-4 mission launched on the ULA Atlas Von May 20, 2015from Space Launch Complex-41, on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Blastoff of the X-37B spaceplane on United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the OTV-4 AFSPC-5 satellite for the U.S. Air Force at 11:05 a.m....
CAPE CANAVERAL (CBS4) – The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for prelaunch preparations. The official countdown is also scheduled to begin Tuesday ahead of Friday's 3:47 pm. launch. Commander Mark Kelly made a brief statement and introduced his...
ASTRONAUTS on board the space shuttle Discovery are today examining their ship's heat shield for signs of damage after pieces of debris were seen flying off during launch.The safety scare for the seven-man crew, which includes Dr Piers Sellers, 51, from East Sussex, came last night.As many...
CAPECANAVERAL, Fla. ? Seven astronauts and NASA?s shuttle Atlantis are poised torocket into space today to carry a European laboratory to its new orbital homeat International Space Station (ISS). Shuttlecommander Stephen Frick and six crewmates plan to make an an afternoon launchfrom their seas...