Lets hope that the U.S Government can pull its collective head out of its ass long enough to get on with the next phase of space exploration, So we may see events like this again !
USA Today
Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space center on the final U.S. shuttle mission after 30 years.
Update at 6:05 a.m. ET: NASA notes that Atlantis, the youngest of the shuttles, has flown 33 missions and traveled more than 125 million miles. It will now go on display at the Kennedy Space Center.
Update at 5:58 a.m. ET: NASA control: "Atlantis is home. Its journey complete. A moment to be savored."
Update at 5:56 a.m. ET: Atlantis touches down.
Update at 5:47 a.m. ET: Shuttle is 10 minutes from touchdown.
Showing posts with label space shuttle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label space shuttle. Show all posts
Thursday, July 21, 2011
'Atlantis is home!'
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Endeavour space shuttle makes last touch-down
One more to go and that is it, no more space shuttle.
BBC
Space shuttle Endeavour has brought its 19-year operational career to a close with a textbook landing in Florida.
The vehicle swept into a night-time touch-down at the Kennedy Space Center after a successful trip to the International Space Station (ISS).
The US space agency (Nasa) is retiring its shuttle fleet and Endeavour will now be prepared for public display at a science museum in Los Angeles.
Only the Atlantis ship has yet to make a final outing.
It was moved to Kennedy's one active launch pad late on Tuesday night to get it ready for that swansong, which is expected to occur next month.
Endeavour's rear wheels touched the runway at Kennedy at 0234 local time (0634 GMT).
Thursday, January 28, 2010
NASA to Get $6 Billion to Outsource Crew Ferry
Outsourcing is the way to go for NASA , they have been doing it for years (With American Companies )
For NASA to Accomplish this within A "Government" Structure , it Total Well over the Amount for the Obamacare Plan !
Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- NASA would receive a $6 billion boost in funding over five years to spur companies to develop rockets capable of taking astronauts to the International Space Station, an administration official said.
In total, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration would receive $100 billion over five years under President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2011 budget, the official said.
“My initial impression is that this is a real significant indication of support for NASA in a time of tight budgets,” said former astronaut Sally Ride in an interview.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Spy gave shuttle secrets to China
A spy is a spy , and should be treated as one ! When giving our "Enemies" the goods for our space program or any defense issues , Spies should be brought up on charges and the Death penalty should be given ( When found Guilty ) Screw the life sentance B.S ! 
BBC News
A Chinese-born engineer in the United States has been found guilty of passing space shuttle technology secrets to China, for more than 30 years.
Dongfan "Greg" Chung, 73, is the first person to be found guilty under a federal law, introduced in 1996, to counter economic espionage.
Mr Chung worked for Rockwell International, and then Boeing, until the FBI investigation began in 2006.
He will be sentenced in November, and could spend decades in prison.
A court statement said the judge in California had found Chung guilty of economic espionage, acting as a foreign agent and making false statements to the FBI.
The trial began on 2 June.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Space shuttle Atlantis lands at Biggs Army Airfield
Last time The shuttle came through El Paso , I only was able to see it fly overhead , today I got a little closer , but not much ! They park this thing way back from everything !
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ElPasoTimes
EL PASO -- U.S. space shuttle Atlantis, riding atop a modified 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, landed at Biggs Army Airfield shortly after 11:15 a.m. Monday.
Atlantis, which landed May 24 at Edwards Air Force Base in California after a 5.3 million mile journey in space, is headed to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
"The pair will fly to Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, Texas and spend the night there before resuming the cross-country trip tomorrow," according to a NASA news release.
NASA officials said that while in the region, Atlantis will conduct a flyover of the White Sands test facility.
The astronauts aboard the shuttle recently finished a 13-day trip in space to repair the Hubble space telescope.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Want a retired space shuttle? They're up for grabs
Uh! I'm short some of the cash for the shuttle I want ,So you know if you happen to have a few million laying about Give me a call !!! El Paso Times
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's soon-to-be-retired space shuttles are up for grabs.
The space agency said Wednesday it's looking for ideas on where and how best to display its space shuttles once they stop flying in a few years. It's put out a call to schools, science museums and "other appropriate organizations" that might be interested in showcasing one of the three remaining shuttles.
Beware: NASA estimates it will cost about $42 million to get each shuttle ready and get it where it needs to go, and the final tab could end up much more.
The estimate includes $6 million to ferry the spaceship atop a modified jumbo jet to the closest major airport. But the price could skyrocket depending on how far the display site is from the airport. Only indoor, climate-controlled displays will be considered.
"The orbiters will not be disassembled for transportation or storage," NASA insists in its nine-page request for information.
One space shuttle appears headed to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington. The remaining two would be placed in storage at Kennedy Space Center until their final homes are decided.
If a space shuttle is too pricey, NASA is offering some of its shuttle main engines for anywhere between $400,000 and $800,000, not counting shipping costs.
The space shuttles, so you know, will not come with any main engines.
NASA plans to retire Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour by Sept. 30, 2010, in keeping with President George
Bush's initiative calling for a return by astronauts to the moon by 2020. A transition team set up by President-elect Barack Obama is reviewing all the options, however, including the possibility of keeping the shuttles flying beyond 2010.
If that happens, then all space shuttle deals are off.
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