endeavor
Science

This Is The Endeavor’s Damaged Heat Tile

A damaged thermal tile on the shuttle Endeavor’s heat shield has raised some eyebrows with the mission’s management team. The tile will be inspected using the shuttle’s robotic arm, outfitted with a high-res camera and a laser, for safety’s sake.

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.

January 18, 2010
Cars

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).

May 11, 2009
Science

NASA Preps For The Worst With Dramatic Hollywood-Style Shuttle Rescue Mission

If the rare event that something goes wrong on a space shuttle mission, NASA is ready with a rescue plan that would undoubtedly make many Hollywood directors and tough boy actors piss their pants.

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