Space Shuttle

The First Space Shuttle: 40 Years Since STS-1
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 era of human spaceflight 40 years ago this week with the launch of STS-1 on April 12, 1981.
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The first and last space shuttle crews

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Thu, Mar 25 2021
Remembering Glynn S. Lunney
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Man sitting at a flight control station
Thu, Jan 28 2021
Commemorating the 35th Anniversary of Challenger
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STS 51-L Challenger mission patch
Thu, Jan 28 2021
Challenger: A Moment in our Personal and Shared Memories
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A rocket launches with a plum of smoke.
Thu, Jul 09 2020
AirSpace Season 3|Ep.1
Back in the USSR
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Thu, Apr 09 2020
3D Scanning Space Shuttle Discovery
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man on lift photographs discovery
Thu, Nov 08 2018
AirSpace Ep.17:
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
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Purple and pink logo of AirSpace
Mon, Oct 29 2018
John Glenn's Return to Space on Discovery
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Glenn Photographs from Flight Deck
Fri, Aug 31 2018
When Enterprise Met Discovery
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Space Shuttles Enterprise and Discovery Meet Nose-to-Nose
Thu, Aug 30 2018
5 Unusual Facts About Space Shuttle Discovery
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Space Shuttle Discovery's Maiden Voyage
Sat, May 26 2018
Looking Closer at Sally Ride’s Flight Jacket
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Profile of Ride in the Space Shuttle

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