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
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 …
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 …
Space Shuttle Astronauts Tell All - National Air and Space Museum
Sep 20, 2023 · Planetary scientist and pilot Tom Jones had a long career as an astronaut. While at NASA, he completed four space shuttle missions and three spacewalks to help build the International …
Remembering Challenger 25 Years Later - National Air and Space …
The first five years of shuttle missions in Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, and Atlantis, had begun to establish the rhythm of routine spaceflight. The 25 th mission, STS 51-L on Challenger, would be a …
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 …
Discovery’s First Mission - National Air and Space Museum
Aug 30, 2014 · Discovery entered service in 1984 as the third orbiter in the space shuttle fleet. Columbia and Challenger had already flown a total of 11 missions as America’s “space truck.” Discovery’s first …
Kathryn D. Sullivan: From Outer Space to Under the Sea
Sep 17, 2022 · For most people, Kathryn D. Sullivan is best known for her years with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). After all, she was selected as one of the first group of …
John W. Young, an Astronaut’s Astronaut (1930-2018)
Jan 19, 2018 · As an astronaut, John Young (1930-2018) was one of a kind. He was the first person to fly in space six times, the first person to circle the Moon alone, the first Space Shuttle mission …
Guy Bluford: First African American in Space
Aug 30, 2023 · Dr. Guy Bluford launched on the STS-8 mission on August 30, 1983, becoming the first Black American in space. Bluford served as a mission specialist and his jobs were to deploy an …