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NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-7), 22 June 1983 http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-7/hires/s07-32-1702.jpg 9 comments 4/5/2012 space

NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135), 7 July 2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpcooper/5932265119/sizes/o/ 4 comments 16/7/2011 space

Of the 6 men assigned to the final Space Shuttle mission, four weren't born when the first shuttle commander joined NASA http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/shuttlenauts.html 5 comments 30/12/2010 science

NASA had to borrow U-2/SR-71 “yellow” Pressure Suits for first Space Shuttle mission https://theaviationgeekclub.com/did-you-know-nasa-had-to-borrow-u-2-sr-71-yellow-pressure-suits-for-first-space-shuttle-mission/ 7 comments 8/8/2021 space

NASA's mix-up of space shuttle orbiters to be fixed. http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1404/01shuttle/#.uzsr19ysazg 3 comments 1/4/2014 science

NASA Dropped ATK's Private Space Taxi Proposal over Technical Concerns [SpaceX, SNC, and Boeing were chosen instead of ATK's shuttle-legacy proposal] | Space.com http://www.space.com/17489-nasa-space-taxis-atk-liberty-system.html 4 comments 6/9/2012 space

it is made out of a titanium composite alloy such as NASA uses on the space shuttle and it has Shimano gears which are the best. http://27bslash6.com/bike.html 6 comments 19/6/2012 bicycling

NASA's space shuttle program ends this month: Does anybody care? http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_18399023 37 comments 3/7/2011 space

The International Space Station surrounded by the blackness of space. Photographed from NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-133) on February 26, 2011. http://chamorrobible.org/images/photos/gpw-20050129-nasa-s133-e-006333-blackness-of-space-international-space-station-20110226-large.jpg 5 comments 1/3/2011 space

NASA Offers Up Space Shuttle for $42M http://www.myfoxnepa.com/dpps/news/dpgo-nasa-offers-up-space-shuttle-for-42m-mb-20100103_5389079 10 comments 4/1/2010 space

With space shuttles still launching and landing, NASA isn't keen to talk about what will happen to the iconic vehicles after they're retired. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6756689.html 3 comments 2/1/2010 space

After a 16-day mission to the International Space Station, space shuttle Endeavour touches down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. [pic] http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/180842main_2009-4273.jpg 16 comments 31/7/2009 space

Nasa Astronaut Owen Garriott dies at 88 on april 15. He flew on the Skylab 3 mission, and later the space shuttle. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/skylab-and-space-shuttle-astronaut-owen-garriott-dies-at-88 179 comments 16/4/2019 space

40 years ago today, NASA received approval to begin the space shuttle program http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2145.html 6 comments 5/1/2012 space

Press Release - SpaceX wins NASA contract to complete development of successor to the Space Shuttle. http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=20110419 4 comments 20/4/2011 space

House of Representatives and the Senate have agreed on a NASA authorization bill, which would catalyze the commercial space industry and add an extra space shuttle flight in 2011 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nasa-congress-fy-2011 23 comments 19/10/2010 science

Here's a recession bargain: the space shuttle. NASA has slashed the price of these 1970s era spaceships from $42 million to $28.8 million apiece. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_space_shuttle 18 comments 16/1/2010 science

The reusable spaceplane concept seemed to die with the end of Nasa's Space Shuttle. Could the spaceplane rise again in the 21st Century? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210121-spaceplanes-the-return-of-the-reuseable-spacecraft 12 comments 22/1/2021 space

The Columbia Space Shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere 15 years ago. Today, NASA will honor all those who have lost their lives while advancing human space exploration. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/01/remembering-the-columbia-disaster 2095 comments 25/1/2018 space

The same crew flew on the Space Shuttle twice in three months. Equipment failure caused STS-83 in April 1997 to return to Earth after three days instead of 15. NASA decided to send the same vehicle and payloads back up in July as STS-94, giving its crew an additional trip to space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sts-94 3 comments 22/2/2017 space

1995: "Fish-eye view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from the Russian Mir space station" -- photo: NASA https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5521/9459340606_7134bc9e2c_o.jpg 3 comments 12/1/2015 space

Shuttle engines are on the move from Kennedy to Stennis. The engines will power NASA's new Space Launch System. [pic] http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/597193main_2084_full.jpg 30 comments 12/1/2012 space

NASA announces its plans to replace the Space Shuttle with a 23-story rocket http://the-diplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2011/09/19/nasas-new-deep-space-rocket/ 10 comments 24/9/2011 space

NASA is weighing a photo op to take the first pictures ever of a shuttle docked to the International Space Station. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts133/110211flyaround/ 23 comments 13/2/2011 space

Spectacular Aerial View of the Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2) on November 12, 1981 As Seen From NASA's T-38 Talon Supersonic Trainer Jet [Pic] http://chamorrobible.org/images/photos/gpw-20050129-nasa-gpn-2000-001359-clouds-t-38-talon-aircraft-launch-space-shuttle-columbia-sts-2-florida-19811112-medium.jpg 3 comments 26/3/2010 space

Nasa offers retiring space shuttles to schools and museums http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/3816862/nasa-offers-retiring-space-shuttles-to-schools-and-museums.html 10 comments 18/12/2008 technology

NASA has released the first-ever up-close video taken from inside a space shuttle after landing. It shows the checkout procedure and the "towback" of the shuttle Atlantis. http://www.universetoday.com/2010/06/08/nasa-releases-first-ever-video-of-inside-of-space-shuttle-after-landing/ 7 comments 9/6/2010 science

SpaceX to begin negotiations for shuttle launch pad "NASA has selected SpaceX to take over a former space shuttle launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center, the agency announced Friday." http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1312/13pad39a/#.uqufqsiww3u 4 comments 13/12/2013 space

Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to photograph the iconic Horsehead Nebula in a new, infrared light to mark the 23rd anniversary of the famous observatory's launch aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/horsehead-different.html 13 comments 19/4/2013 space

NASA Selects SpaceX to Return Americans to Space as Replacement of Space Shuttle Program http://spaceindustrynews.com/nasa-selects-spacex-to-return-americans-to-space/928/ 29 comments 11/1/2013 technology

Historic NASA Launch Platform Will Be Demolished. NASA’s Mobile Launcher Platform-2—a structure involved in the Apollo and Space Shuttle missions—is in the process of being torn down. NASA still has two similar platforms. https://gizmodo.com/historic-nasa-launch-platform-will-be-demolished-1846100988 4 comments 21/1/2021 space

The end of an era. Last Space Shuttle to service Hubble returns to Earth. NASA expects to steer the 19-year old Hubble into the Pacific sometime in the early 2020s. http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/us_world/atlantis-space-shuttle.html 31 comments 24/5/2009 technology

In 1969, Nixon appointed a Space Task Group which presented recommendations including building an Earth-orbiting space station, a lunar-orbiting space station, a base on the lunar surface, and a human expedition to Mars. They were too expensive, so Nixon directed NASA to build the Space Shuttle https://www.nasa.gov/history/50-years-ago-president-nixon-directs-nasa-to-build-the-space-shuttle/ 33 comments 5/1/2024 space

How to Send Your Face to Space -- No, really: Just in time for the last two space shuttle flights, NASA is offering to fly pictures of anyone who uploads a head shot on their Face in Space website to the International Space Station http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/06/face-in-space/ 3 comments 8/6/2010 science

Reddit, since I grew up on the Space Coast, a region that will lose a lot of jobs soon due to the Shuttle Program coming to an end, I wanted to share a local Spaceblog that is full of awesome NASA and Space-related info. I'm still proud of the Space Program. http://flametrench.flatoday.net/ 4 comments 5/3/2010 reddit.com

President Ronald Reagan chats with NASA astronauts Henry Hartsfield and Thomas Mattingly on the runway as first lady Nancy Reagan scans the nose of space shuttle Columbia following its Independence Day landing at Edwards Air Force Base on July 4, 1982. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/16272126389/ 6 comments 19/1/2017 space

Innovative new shuttle design may push NASA to the forefront of the space race. It's primary mission will be "to transport cargo and up to seven astronauts to the international space station and to return crews safely to Earth. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/09/pictures/120904-next-generation-space-shuttles-nasa-space-science/?source=link_fb20120906news-nasarocket&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_fb20120906news-nasarocket&utm_campaign=content 8 comments 6/9/2012 space

The space shuttle Atlantis is seen on launch pad 39a of the NASA Kennedy Space Center shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back [Beautiful sunset Pic] http://luckybogey.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/gpw-200911-nasa-sts129-s-005-sunset-space-shuttle-atlantis-sts-129-launch-pad-39a-florida-20091115-medium.jpg 46 comments 3/4/2010 science

NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, poses for a photo near the windows in the Cupola of the ISS while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. Next to him is the plaque containing Apollo 11 Moon rocks and a piece of the summit of Mt. Everest [AWESOME PIC] http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-130/hires/s130e010477.jpg 11 comments 6/4/2010 science

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