20 May 2012 13:08:50

The Astronaut Challenge helps make science 'real'

The Astronaut Challenge helps make science 'real' Tallahassee.com Seven of those schools participated in the competition Saturday at the Challenger Learning Center. The idea for the competition started at Florida State University School. Two years ago the school received a $10000 grant from the Florida Department of ...
19 May 2012 19:03:06

Florida high school students competing in astronaut challenge today

Florida high school students competing in astronaut challenge today Tallahassee.com Station two consists of an engineering challenge where students will be given an in-flight problem on a space shuttle and they must devise and present a procedure for solving that problem. At station three there will be a presentation and demonstration ...
14 May 2012 17:22:35

Fairfield Native Reflects on NASA's Space Shuttle Program

Fairfield Native Reflects on NASA's Space Shuttle Program Patch.com After graduating with her degree in oceanography, Micklos found out that the Kennedy Space Center was hiring engineers for the Space Shuttle program, following the Challenger explosion in 1986. She applied and was hired. Who would pass up on that ...
14 May 2012 12:34:30

Apollo-Soyuz Shuttle Manipulator Demo (1971-1972)

Apollo-Soyuz Shuttle Manipulator Demo (1971-1972) Wired News (blog) By David SF Portree During the 1983 STS-7 mission, the crew of Shuttle Challenger used the Remote Manipulator System arm to deploy and retrieve the SPAS satellite, which captured this iconic image. The arm, bent to form the numeral "7," is visible near ...
11 May 2012 21:53:03

Endeavour unplugged: NASA powers down its last space shuttle

collectSPACE.com Endeavour unplugged: NASA powers down its last space shuttle collectSPACE.com Built after the loss of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986, Endeavour was largely assembled from spare parts pre-fabricated during development of its sister ships Discovery and Atlantis. Endeavour's first mission, STS-49, lifted off in May 1992. "The ... NASA unplugs last space shuttle , Endeavour Shuttle Endeavour shut down for good Shuttle With Aft Cargo Carrier (1982)
02 May 2012 04:23:39

Challenger explosion video: Never-before-seen footage revealed 26 years after ...

Daily Mail Challenger explosion video: Never-before-seen footage revealed 26 years after ... Daily Mail A newly unearthed video of the Challenger disaster is the latest gripping account to come out of the tragedy, capturing the moment when a crowd's excitement turned to horror as the shuttle exploded over Cape Canaveral more than 26 years ago. The ... Oh God, no! Oh dear God, no! New Challenger video released
01 May 2012 18:07:55

New Challenger Video: Rare Footage Of 1986 Disaster Uncovered (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

HyperVocal New Challenger Video: Rare Footage Of 1986 Disaster Uncovered (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) Huffington Post Rare home video footage of the 1986 Challenger space shuttle tragedy has been uncovered. Originally shot by Steven Virostek, the video has been made available online exclusively to The Huffington Post. Hope Virostek's jacket was adorned with so many ... New video shows agony of Challenger disaster Never-Before-Seen Video of the Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion New amateur video of Challenger explosion released
30 Apr 2012 12:46:09

With shuttle Enterprise in NY, Endeavour is next to move

msnbc.com With shuttle Enterprise in NY, Endeavour is next to move msnbc.com Endeavour flew 25 space missions during its career, which stretched from May 1992 to May 2011. It was built to replace the shuttle Challenger , which exploded shortly after liftoff in January 1986 in a tragic accident that killed all seven astronauts ...
28 Apr 2012 07:41:49

Шаттл "Энтерпрайз" доставлен в Нью-Йорк, чтобы занять место в музее

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27 Apr 2012 06:20:14

How Nerds Named NASA's Space Shuttle Enterprise

BBC News How Nerds Named NASA's Space Shuttle Enterprise Space.com NASA planned to eventually outfit Enterprise for spaceflight and to make it the second space shuttle to fly, after Columbia , but final design plans for the fuselage and wings of the orbiters changed during the construction of Columbia , and refitting ... Space Shuttle Enterprise The Orbiter that started it all Space Shuttle Enterprise soars over New York Space shuttle Enterprise flies again