Space Shuttle program

Just a few months ago, the future of NASA seemed in doubt. But the space agency announced on Wednesday  a new rocket design that it says will be the centerpiece of a deep-space exploration program for decades to come. The Space Launch System could lift astronauts farther than ever before, making it eventually possible to journey […]

As the space shuttle Atlantis landed this morning, ending NASA’s shuttle program after 30 years without another method for astronauts to get into space on American-led missions, some are asking if this is a great leap forward for the space agency, or a small step back for manned space travel. That subject fascinates Pat Duggins, […]

Forty-two years and a day after Neil Armstrong became the first man to step foot on the moon, the space shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy space center, ending NASA’s shuttle program after 30 years.

The mood was bittersweet in Cape Canaveral. this morning, as the  space shuttle Atlantis  landed, bringing NASA’s 30-year-old shuttle program to a close. A permanent marker will be placed on the runway where Atlantis touched down just before 6:00 AM EDT. In its final mission, the 135th of the shuttle program, Atlantis brought supplies to the International […]

A record breaking crowd of nearly 2,000 people greeted the space shuttle Atlantis this morning, as it touched down for the final time at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis’s mission was the last of NASA’s space shuttle program.