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NASA's Space Shuttle program, officially called Space Transportation System ( STS), was the United States government's manned launch vehicle program from 1981 to 2011. The winged Space Shuttle orbiter was launched vertically, usually carrying four to seven astronauts (although eight have been carried) and up to 50,000 lb (22,700 kg) of payload into low Earth orbit (LEO). When its mission was complete, the shuttle could independently move itself out of orbit using its Maneuvering System (it oriented itself appropriately and fired its main OMS engines, thus slowing it down) and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. During descent and landing the orbiter acted as a re-entry vehicle and a glider, using its OMS system and flight surfaces to make adjustments.
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Space Shuttle Discovery's Final Flight - In Focus - The Atlantic
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Having last traveled to low Earth orbit in March 2011, NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery took to the skies one last time yesterday, piggybacking on a modified Boeing 747
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Absolutely mindblowing video shot from the Space Shuttle during launch
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Drop whatever you're doing and watch this. NASA has released videos shot from onboard the Space Shuttle's Solid Rocket Boosters in the past, but you've never seen one prepared as masterfully as this.
An Interview with Richard Garriott: Life’s a Game and Then You Die on Mars | Motherboard
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Richard Garriott launched his career by creating giant, wild virtual role-playing games, and his whole life has looked like one ever since. In 2008, he followed in the footsteps of his father, the astronaut Owen Garriott, by joining the Russian Space Program, strapping into a Soyuz rocket, and becoming one of the first...
NASA on GitHub - open.NASA
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December 23, 2011 | We love open source. Open source philosophies and collaboration models resonate deeply with NASA and our mission. Beyond ideology, open source makes it possible for citizens to directly touch their space program in very real ways. The collective genius enabled by open source emboldens us and helps us...
Space shuttle Discovery takes off on final flight to museum | Reuters
1 month ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Discovery took off on its final voyage on Tuesday, on a piggyback jet ride to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Virginia annex.The United
Decommissioning the Space Shuttles - In Focus - The Atlantic
2 months ago
Starting next month, NASA will begin delivering its four Space Shuttle orbiters to their final destinations
Read/Write Daily: The New Space Race
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Today’s theme is the new space race. Humankind is approaching a crossroads in space exploration. The U.S. government is pulling back, but other governments have stepped their game up. And lately, the private tech industry has shown some ambition, as well. There are more dramatic photos today of a space shuttle being ferried...
