Weather permitting, the last-ever NASA shuttle launch will take place today at 11:26am EST. There is currently a70 percent chance that thunderstorms will delay blastoffof space shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, until Saturday. But despite the gamble, NASA...
A nearly full Moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 11, 2009. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Discovery is ...
NASAwill provide live coverage of the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on NASA TVbeginning at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT) today. Click here for SPACE.com's shuttle missionupdates and NASA TV feed. SPACE.com Video Interplayer: Space Station Power Up with STS-117 STS-117 Power Play: Atl...
Today, aluminum still remains a main ingredient in many tactical missiles and space-launch platforms, including NASA’s next generation Ares rockets. The most common type of aluminum used in solid propellant formulations is powdered spherical aluminum 5 to 60 mm in diameter and usually constitutes ...
First, let's look at the parts of the space shuttle and a typical mission. The space shuttle consists of the following major components: two solid rocket boosters (SRB) - critical for the launch external fuel tank (ET) - carries fuel for the launch orbiter - carries astronauts and pa...
Type: Shuttlecraft So the smart way to design is to use an orbit-to-orbit spacecraft to travel between planets, and at a planetary destination use locally based surface-to-orbit services: either a space ferry, airless lander or surface-to-orbit installation at a spaceport. But what if ther...
Today (March 14), NASA will be hosting a live media teleconference discussing the details of the upcoming rollout of theArtemis 1vehicles. Rollout of the vehicles, the Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket and the Orion spacecraft, will take place on Thursday (March 17) at NASA's Kennedy ...
- NASA is hoping the sixth time is the charm for the space shuttle Endeavour, which is poised to make yet another launch attempt late Wednesday after repeated delays. So far, stormy weather and a gas leak have conspired to prevent Endeavour from lifting off here at Kennedy Space Center. ...
First, let's look at the parts of the space shuttle and a typical mission. The space shuttle consists of the following major components: two solid rocket boosters (SRB) - critical for the launch external fuel tank (ET) - carries fuel for the launch orbiter - carries astronauts and pa...
First, let's look at the parts of the space shuttle and a typical mission. The space shuttle consists of the following major components: two solid rocket boosters (SRB) - critical for the launch external fuel tank (ET) - carries fuel for the launch orbiter - carries astronauts and pa...