The First Space Shuttle: 40 Years Since STS-1
Apr 12, 2021 · The legacy of the Space Shuttle program was to some degree built around the results of its very first mission. The reusable spaceplane, the Space Shuttle, ushered in a new …
Space Shuttle: The End of An Era - National Air and Space Museum
Aug 10, 2011 · To fulfill its variety of missions, the versatile space shuttle required crews with more skills and abilities than piloting, thus opening opportunities for scientists, engineers, …
“General Joe”: Remembering Pilot and Astronaut Joe Engle
Jul 25, 2024 · Maj. Gen. Joe Engle's experiences as a test pilot of both the X-15 aircraft and Space Shuttle orbiters Enterprise, Columbia, and Discovery made him the first person to ever …
Ellison Shoji Onizuka: The First Asian American in Space
May 24, 2024 · When NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka rode Space Shuttle Discovery into space on shuttle mission STS-51-C in 1985, he made history on several counts. He was the first …
Forty Years of Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
Aug 30, 2024 · In total, six of unique Space Shuttle orbiters were built but Discovery stands out with the greatest flight history record: 39 missions and 365 total days spent in space. That’s …
Remembering Challenger 25 Years Later - National Air and Space …
Jan 28, 2011 · The Challenger tragedy triggered expressions of public mourning as people left flowers, flags, and other mementos at sites associated with the space program. Here at the …
Redefining How NASA Gets into Space - National Air and Space …
May 26, 2020 · The end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 signaled a time of change for NASA. Not only because its longest operational vehicle was going out of service, but because …
The Soviet Buran Shuttle: One Flight, Long History
Nov 15, 2013 · This month marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the sole launch of the Soviet space shuttle Buran. The idea of a reusable space plane has existed for decades among …
Patch, Space Shuttle Program, "We Made History"
This "We Made History" commemorative patch was designed to celebreate the thousands of people who worked on the Space Shuttle Program over the course of its thirty years. Mission …
Space Shuttle program - 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 …