Space Shuttle program - National Air and Space Museum
Sep 6, 2023 · 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 …
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery is an example of a Space Shuttle orbiter, a component of NASA’s Space Transportation System (STS). The STS consisted of a combination of a Space Shuttle orbiter, …
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter. Discovery was flown on 39 Earth …
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 era of human …
The Legacy of Space Shuttle Flight Software - NASASpaceFlight.com
Oct 17, 2014 · With the computers in control of virtually all critical space shuttle functions, software changes were often considered as a solution to address risks and problems with the hardware sub …
History of Space Shuttle Rendezvous - NASASpaceFlight.com
Dec 22, 2011 · History of Space Shuttle Rendezvous Space Shuttle Guidance, Navigation, and Rendezvous Knowledge Capture Reports JSC-66136 Revision 1 - October 2011 This document is a …
Free ebook with all Space Shuttle mission patches
Aug 1, 2025 · One of my favourite ebook is dedicated to the Space Shuttle program and includes all the 135 mission patches together with some overviews about the history of the space program.
A new podcast about Space Shuttle, Sixteen Sunsets with Kevin Fong.
Nov 5, 2024 · To survive, NASA gambles on a radical new program: the Space Shuttle - a reusable spacecraft promising a new era of spaceflight, but it comes at a cost – a Faustian bargain with the …
NASASpaceFlight.com Forum - Index
2 days ago · 21811 Posts 617 Topics Last post by John2375 in Re: Shuttle Q&A Part 5 on 02/15/2026 07:50 pm Spaceflight Entertainment and Hobbies A section dedicated to model builders of NASA …
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 quite a feat for …