HOUSTON – Today, April 12, is the anniversary of the first Space Shuttle launch in 1981. In the early morning hours of April 12, 1981, NASA launched its first Space Transportation System, or space ...

Dr. LeConte Cathey discusses satellites, the space shuttle, and maintaining technology for space. Join Dr. LeConte Cathey from the University of South Carolina’s Department of Physics and Astronomy on ...

On April 14, 1981, the first NASA space shuttle mission came to a successful end when the space shuttle Colombia returned to Earth following a two-day test flight. On Friday, July 31, 2009, the crew ...

Genesis -- The shuttle flies -- Anatomy of the shuttle -- Thrust for the shuttle -- Flying the shuttle -- Living on the shuttle -- Coming home -- The missions -- Appendices. Space shuttle flights by ...

The U.S. Space Shuttle program operated from 1981 to 2011, utilizing six orbiters for reusable spaceflight (two of which were lost), transporting astronauts and supplies for 30 years. Today, the three ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

The space shuttle era was a time of many firsts for space exploration. Most prominently, it marked the regular usage of the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into low Earth orbit. In its ...

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There is a long process to get the Space Shuttle into orbit around the Earth, primarily taking place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This video features audio tracks available in over 20 languages ...