(immagine, fonte NASA)La missione dello Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-126 si è conclusa ormai da un po' (vedi qui), ma l'Endeavour è ancora in volo sui cieli del pianeta Terra. Saldamente agganciato sul dorso di un Boeing 747, l'orbiter ha iniziato ieri il suo volo dalla Edwards Air Force Base in California per tornare alla sua "vera casa", il Kennedy Space Center in Florida.La prima tappa è sta
(immagine, fonte NASA)Lancio spettacolare per la missione STS-126, partita questa notte dal Keendy Space Center in Florida. Lo Space Shuttle Endeavour è decollato alle ore 01:55 ora italiana dal launch pad 39A. Emozionanti le immagini in notturna.Il primo compito dell'equipaggio è ispezionare lo scafo esterno per verificare che non ci siano danni provocati dal lancio. A Terra, intanto, le prima
NASA has just announced the dates of the final missions for the ageing Space Shuttle before its retired in 2010."NASA selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions on the current manifest in 2009 and 2010. The manifest includes one flight to the
NASA has just announced the dates of the final missions for the ageing Space Shuttle before its retired in 2010."NASA selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions on the current manifest in 2009 and 2010. The manifest includes one flight to the
After a 14-day mission to the International Space Station, Space Shuttle Discovery has safely returned to the Earth, landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:15 a.m. EDT (1515 GMT) on Saturday, June 13, 2008. Click the play button above to watch the AP's raw space shuttle landing video.
HOUSTON (AP) — Shuttle Discovery closed in on the international space station early Monday with a super-size delivery: a scientific lab that’s as big as a school bus.
Discovery was also ferrying up the space station’s newest resident: astronaut Gregory Chamitoff.
“We’re having a great time up here. Today is going to be even more exciting as [...]
NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System (STS), is the spacecraft currently used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions. At launch, it consists of a rust-colored external tank (ET), two white, slender Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs), and the orbiter, a winged spaceplane which is the space shuttle in the narrow sense.
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Vorrei segnalarvi un set di immagini veramente molto interessanti in cui viene mostrato tutto il processo che porta al lancio di uno space shuttle della NASA. Veramente divertente perché seguendo il link dal forum di BMW Sport Touring, potrete osservare tutte le fasi, dall’arrivo del tank con il carburante, all’aggancio motori fino al lancio vero e proprio; più di 50 immagini con buona risoluzione molto spettacolari, non ve ne pentirete.
Via Boing Boing
NASA Reports Massive Job Cuts After Shuttle Retirement In 2010
The impact of retiring the Space Shuttle in 2010 could cost thousands of NASA contractors their jobs, the agency said in a report on Tuesday. As much as 8,000 contractor jobs could be lost by 2011, after the program ends, but the number of civil service workers should remain roughly the same.
The transition to the next program,
Oggi vi propongo questo video a bordo dello Space Shuttle, o meglio non proprio a bordo, ma fuori la navicella.
Il video mostra la partenza fino all’arrivo in orbita. Molto suggestivo.
"The space shuttle Endeavour returned safely to earth on Wednesday evening, completing a record-breaking 16-day mission to the International Space Station.The shuttle landed at 8:39 p.m., roughly an hour after the shuttle’s commander, Capt. Dominic L. Gorie, fired twin braking rockets that brought the spacecraft out of orbit."[via new york times]
A rare nighttime landing for the shuttle, first the video: The Story: After long mission, shuttle calls it a night (via MSNBC) The space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Wednesday, making a rare nighttime touchdown to wrap up "a two-week adventure" at the international space station. The shuttle swooped through the darkness and landed on NASA's illuminated runway at 8:39 p.m., an hour after sunset. "Welcome home, Endeavour," Mission Control radioed. "Congrats to the entire crew." Congratulations to our fine space explorers on a job well done. Good show guys. Cross-posted @ My Tech Blog, Tech in a Box
Okay the COOLEST thing happened while we were here in Florida this week. Yes, it justifies my use of all caps and yes, I still use the word "cool" it's just who I am--a child of the 80s (that and I can't bring myself to say "bomb" or "dope" instead).We visited Kennedy Space Center last Saturday which is something I've always thought would be fun to do. Maybe it's because I grew up with America's space program--I vividly remember the first space shuttle launch then later sitting in English class glued to the television watching the Challenger explode. So regardless of their whines Andrew and I dragged our less-enthusiastic children over to Cape Canaveral (or as we lovingly refer to it, Cape Evel Canaveral--an hour in the car can be a LONG time with four children and we get our kicks wher
The US space shuttle Endeavour has lifted off without a hitch, heading towards the International Space Station (ISS).
The shuttle is carrying the first section of a Japanese space lab.
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Space Shuttle Launch Videos NASCAR is fun. Fighter jets are cool. But when it comes to engines, power, and feel-it-in-your-bones rocket propulsion, nothing compares to the spectacle of a space shuttle lift-off. This YouTube collection of NASA and amateur clips takes you to the launch pad and beyond. Witness Discovery's rare nighttime ascent to orbit. See the earth fall away as Atlantis spirals upward. Watch Endeavor, "flying straight as an arrow," move out from beneath its solid-rocket boosters. Ain't space technology grand? The brief video segments veer between far-off shots highlighting the full rush and flick of the booster engines' flames and shuttle eye-views from cameras mounted on external tanks. We also love the authoritative NASA voice-overs. There's something so enthralling about hearing them intone, "T-minus two minutes and counting." And every once in awhile, you catch an orator saying something like, "everything looking good on the bird." Does it ever!
LIVE LAUNCH AND MISSION VIDEO NASATV: REAL MEDIA PLAYER amd WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER LIVE STREAMING VIDEOSTS120-S-002 (16 Feb. 2007) --- High Resolution Image (1.5 M). These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-120 crew portrait. Pictured from the left are astronauts Scott E. Parazynski, Douglas H. Wheelock, Stephanie D. Wilson, all mission specialists; George D. Zamka, pilot; Pamela A. Melroy, commander; Daniel M. Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer; and Paolo A. Nespoli, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA). The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits. Tani is scheduled to join Expedition 16 as flight engineer after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-120 and is scheduled to return home on mission STS-122.THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED DAILY FOR THE REMAINDER OF MISSION STS-120, Previous missions: and STS-115 Space Shuttle Atlantis FULL MISSION COVERAGE (VIDEO) and STS-1
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Endeavour Lands! FULL STREAMING VIDEO Endeavour kicks up dust as it touches down on runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Space Shuttle Endeavour crew,led by Commander Scott Kelly, completes a 13-day mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA, Kim Shiflett. View High Resolution Image, View Low Resolution ImageNASA images generally are not copyrighted. Unless otherwise noted, images and video on NASA public web sites (public sites ending with a nasa.gov address) may be used for any purpose without prior permission. The endorsement of any product or service by NASA must not be claimed or implied.Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office.Endeavour lands at Kennedy Space Center With commander Scott Kelly at the controls and six other astronauts on board, Space Shuttle Endeavour glided to a perfect landing at Kenne
Constructing the Future Joint Operations End; Endeavour Undocks High Resolution Image Full Size (2.30 Mb)During the third spacewalk astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson (out of frame) relocated the S-Band Antenna Sub-Assemblyfrom Port 6 (P6) to Port 1 (P1) truss, installed a new transponder on P1 and retrieved the P6 transponder. Image credit: NASAThe third spacewalk occurred Wednesday. It featured preparations for the relocation of the Port 6 truss from atop the station to the end of the Port 5 truss when STS-120 visits later this year. A fourth spacewalk took place Saturday in which an antenna was installed and two materials science experiments were retrieved for return to Earth.In other activities, the two crews transferred cargo between Endeavour and the station.NASA images generally are not copyrighted. Unless otherwise noted, images and video on NASA public web sites (public sites ending with a nasa.gov address) may be used for any purpose without prior permission. The e
The weather hazy, hot and humid. Looks good for a launch.
Space Shuttle Mission STS-118
Orbiter: Endeavour
Mission: Space Station Assembly Mission 13A.1
Primary Payload: S5 Truss
Launch Date: August 8
Launch Time: 6:36:39 p.m. EDT
Launch Window: 10 minutes
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Some genius at NASA created a banner and spelled the orbiters name wrong. Instead of spelling it Endeavour they spelled it Endeavor. You would think that if anyone could spell the name right it would be the ones that operate the shuttle. Nice going.
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The crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis is folding back solar arrays on the International Space Station in preparation for Friday’s Space walk to repair a portion of the shuttle’s thermal blanket that pulled away on the rear of the shuttle. The crew is probably extremely on edge at the moment from being awaken this morning by a false alarm triggered by the restart of a Russian navigation computer.
techtoppicks wishes them the best of luck
How nervous are shuttle astronauts you ask?
They’re so nervous you couldn’t drive a pin up their asses with a sledge hammer.
If you put a dime on a railroad track and let trains run over it for a week, you wouldn’t be able to slide it between their butt cheeks. That’s how nervous they are.
LIVE LAUNCH AND MISSION VIDEO NASATV: REAL MEDIA PLAYER amd WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYERTHIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED DAILY FOR THE REMAINDER OF MISSION STS-117, Previous missions: STS-115 Space Shuttle Atlantis FULL MISSION COVERAGE (VIDEO) and STS-121 Space Shuttle Discovery FULL MISSION COVERAGE (VIDEO).This is a virtual replica of the official countdown clock at the launch site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. It begins 43 hours before launch and mirrors the real clock by pausing during the various built-in holds during the countdown.Technorati Tags: NASA or STS-117 and space shuttle Atlantis or Kennedy Space Center and Live Video or VIDEO and Return to Flight mission or International Space Station and astronauts or space shuttle and Discovery or orbiter and physics or Space and astronomy or Jet Propulsion LaboratoryHigh Resolution ImageRELATED: Space Shuttle, Monday, June 19, 2006 STS-121 Space Shuttle Discovery FULL MISSION COVERAGE (VIDEO), Monday, June 12, 2006 STS-121 Crew Arrival (LIVE V
Government Stops Funding Space Exploration. Space Shuttle Promotes Ads To Secure Lost FundingNASA continues to have too little funding for everything that the space agency, authorizing committees, appropriations committees, and the science community want it to do. This lack of money was a consistent theme at a series of recent hearings, echoing the same problem that was raised a year ago at hearings on Capitol Hill.In late February, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and his colleagues on the Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences Subcommittee received testimony from NASA Administrator Michael Griffin. Nelson highlighted the funding problem in his opening remarks, citing the NASA Authorization Act of 2005 and then commenting that "the White House has requested less funding for NASA than authorized by that act. For that reason, and due to the continuing resolution for this fiscal year, NASA will receive $1.7 billion less than authorized in 2007. If the President's 2008 budget is adopted, NAS
LIVE LAUNCH AND MISSION VIDEO NASATV: REAL MEDIA PLAYER amd WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, LAUNCH VIDEO Discovery's Night Launch Sends STS-116 to StationSpace Shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven astronauts lifted off Saturday from Kennedy Space Center at 8:47 p.m. EST. High Resolution Image and STS-116 GALLERYAfter reaching orbit, Discovery's crew set to work to open the payload bay doors, set up computers and equipment and check out the shuttle's robotic arm. Heat shield inspections will begin Sunday with a station docking scheduled for Monday at 5:05 p.m.The STS-116 crew members will dock to the International Space Station, install the new P5 truss structure and perform three spacewalks to rewire the station for electricity generated by a solar array delivered in September.STS-116 will also swap crew members when mission specialist Sunita Williams becomes a flight engineer for Expedition 14. Taking Williams' place aboard Discovery for the ride home is European Space Agency astronaut
