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Opportunity's horizon rises -- and maybe brings Cape York into view
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/07/21 03:12 CDT
Opportunity's horizon rises -- and maybe brings Cape York into view
Beginning of the post-shuttle era
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/07/21 11:58 CDT
At 5:57AM EDT (9:57 UTC) this morning, Atlantis gracefully rolled to a stop on runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center Landing Facility, completing the 135th and final mission of the space shuttle program that started in 1981.
Spiffy human spaceflight T-shirt!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/07/21 11:44 CDT
Spiffy human spaceflight T-shirt!
What a Day! From Earth to the Moon and Mars
Posted by Bill Nye on 2011/07/21 03:02 CDT
Mission accomplished! It's been thirty great years for the Space Shuttle program. With this venerable space vehicle retired, it's on to the next adventure.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/07/20 01:38 CDT | 2 comments
A fourth moon for Pluto
Your guide to a shuttle landing
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/07/19 11:58 CDT | 1 comments
The final installment of my three-part series on the basics of shuttle launches and landings. Part III: de-orbiting, re-entering and landing.
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