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Thirty Years of NASA Space Shuttle Missions
NASA's space shuttle fleet is hanging up its wings after 30 years. The first shuttle flight, STS-1, launched on April 12, 1981.
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Space shuttle science has run the gamut from biology experiments to materials science studies.
Here are some of the most patriotic missions by NASA's space shuttle program, just in time for the Fourth of July.
The four astronauts flying the final shuttle mission of NASA's space shuttle program are raring to go.
Space shuttle science has run the gamut from biology experiments to materials science studies.
See photos of NASA's preparations for the last space shuttle mission, STS-135 aboard Atlantis.
New rockets, spaceships, landers, and more will be needed for deep space missions.
NASA's reusable spaceship has had countless photogenic moments over the years.
This cool space wallpaper reveals the space shuttle Discovery is more complex, cramped, and altogether more awesome from the inside than imagined.
The space shuttle Discovery is more complex, cramped, and altogether more awesome from the inside than I ever imagined.
Atlantis and its STS-135 crew will deliver the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module "Raffaello" to the space station to serve as a moving van for supplies, finished experiments, waste and shuttle related equipment. Also, DEXTRE gets a workout and more.
Top NASA officials will set an official shuttle launch date and time after today's Flight Readiness Review.
A brief synopsis of the space shuttle program's long and storied history.
After 30 years and 135 missions, NASA's storied space shuttle program comes to a close in 2011.
After 30 years and 135 missions, NASA's storied space shuttle program comes to a close in 2011.
After 30 years and 135 missions, NASA's storied space shuttle program comes to a close in 2011.
A new exhibit at New York's Amsterdam Whitney Gallery features pieces that celebrate the country's space program.
After 30 years and 135 missions, NASA's storied space shuttle program comes to a close in 2011.
The four final space shuttle Astronauts practiced boarding shuttle Atlantis and counting down toward liftoff in a dress rehearsal today.
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