News tagged with flight center

NASA flies Robotic Lander prototype to new heights

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA successfully completed the final flight in a series of tests of a new robotic lander prototype at the Redstone Test Center’s propulsion test facility on the U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, ...

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During shuttle era, Goddard provided the critical path

From the time a space shuttle launched until it landed at the Kennedy Space Center, NASA's space communication networks provided the constant communication link necessary for every mission.

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created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two of NASA's space shuttles meet nose-to-nose

(AP) -- NASA's retired space shuttles are trading places.

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created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Space shuttle on verge of final landing

(AP) -- Perfect weather awaited space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday for the very last landing of the 30-year program.

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created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shuttle Atlantis heads home from space station

The crew of Atlantis undocked Tuesday from the International Space Station, wrapping up the last visit by a US shuttle to the orbiting outpost and setting its sights on an emotional homecoming.

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Last space shuttle crew bids historic goodbye

(AP) -- The astronauts on NASA's final shuttle voyage floated out of the International Space Station for the last time Monday, leaving behind a historic U.S. flag and a commemorative shuttle model to mark ...

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created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MILA tracks its last launch and landing

(PhysOrg.com) -- With its beginnings rooted deeply in the historic days of Apollo, the MILA Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network Station has played a key role throughout the 30 years of the Space Shuttle ...

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US astronaut recalls 'roller coaster' of shuttle flight

Riding a space shuttle is sort of like surging skyward aboard a high-speed, rickety roller coaster and then returning through a pulsing cosmic nightclub, US astronaut Terry Virts says.

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created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US astronaut fears 'memory' gap after shuttle ends

US astronaut Mark Kelly, who is commanding the shuttle Endeavour's final space flight, said Tuesday he is concerned about a drain of NASA talent once the US shuttle program ends later this year.

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created May 31, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

NASA aims for July 8 launch of last-ever shuttle flight

NASA said Friday it is aiming to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on July 8 for the last-ever flight of the 30-year-old American shuttle program.

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created May 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

NASA fuels Endeavour for historic last launch

(AP) -- Just a few hours from liftoff, NASA fueled space shuttle Endeavour for one last ride into orbit Friday as hundreds of thousands of visitors began to converge on the coast for prime viewing spots.

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created Apr 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA Completes Assembly of Ares I-X Test Rocket

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time in more than a quarter-century a new space vehicle stands ready in NASA's Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building. The Ares I-X rocket, its simulated crew module ...

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created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA to Set Official Shuttle Discovery Launch Date

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA managers are engaged in the executive-level Flight Readiness Review, or FRR, to evaluate Discovery’s readiness for launch.

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