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The Last Four Humans Ever To Ride A Space Shuttle

Endeavour is now en route to the International Space Station, loaded with space Lego sets. It’s the penultimate shuttle flight, STS-134. This is the crew for the last shuttle mission, STS-135, next to their ride: the mighty Atlantis.

March 14, 2011
Geek Out

Archaeologists Claim They’ve Discovered Atlantis In Southern Spain

Researchers at a site in southern Spain are just the latest to take up the cry: We’ve discovered the lost city of Atlantis! Location: Southern Spain. Wait, what?

March 9, 2011
Science

Who Gets The Space Shuttle Discovery When It Lands?

There’s a custody war brewing between interested parties over NASA’s space shuttle Discovery when it finally returns to Earth tomorrow for the final time. Houston’s Johnson Space centre, New York City’s Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, Seattle’s History of Flight Museum, Florida’s Kennedy Space centre, L.A.’s California Science centre, Dayton’s Museum of the United States Air Force and D.C.’s National Air and Space Museum are among 21 institutions vying to care for the shuttle once it’s retired. The cost? $US28.8 million.

June 12, 2010
Cars

Atlantis, You’ve Cleared The F-15

This is Atlantis, launching for the last time from Cape Canaveral, as two F-15E Strike Eagles watch from the distance. One of the most beautiful photos I’ve seen of a space shuttle launch. [Discover via Ruthless via Jalopnik]

May 26, 2010
Science

Watch The Space Shuttle Launch From Every Angle

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It’s sad, but the closest the space shuttle gets to retirement, the higher the public interest. Perhaps that’s why NASA is now pushing the most amazing videos of the mighty spacecraft, thanks to the overload of high definition cameras.

May 24, 2010
Science

Goodbye, ISS! Goodbye, Atlantis! Goodbye, Tinman!

Sadness. Atlantis is coming back home. Her last flight. Here is a video of her last goodbye to the International Space Station, where the STS-132 mission crew installed a module and changed six batteries.

January 18, 2010
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FREE: NASA Space Shuttle Engines

Since no one wanted to buy the space shuttles when NASA first offered them up for sale, the agency has decided to slash the price to a more modest $US28.8 million each. And the engines? Free (pay only S+H).

November 21, 2009
Science

Atlantis Engines… Or Mickey Mouse Goes To Space

Shot: The three main engines of the Space Shuttle Atlantis photographed from ISS as it docks. Jesus says it looks like Mickey Mouse. I think it looks like the photographer should move, quickly.

November 17, 2009
Science

Atlantis At Dawn (Launch Live Feed: Successful Launch)

Enjoy this beautiful image of the space shuttle Atlantis, ready for today’s 2.26pm EST (6.26am AEDT) launch, because you are not going to see it many more times: Sadly, it is Atlantis’ second to last launch. Update: Successful launch! Godspeed Atlantis!

July 2, 2009
Cars

Time Lapse Video Of Atlantis Getting Mounted On Its 747 Mothership

newVideoPlayer("/shuttleferry_gizmodo.flv", 640, 500,""); We have seen the shuttle on an spectacular shot on top of its 747 mothership and a video of their almost impossible take off, but we have never seen a time lapse video on how everything gets ready.

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