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MotoArt’s NASA MLP-2 PlaneTag is made from the genuine metal of the tail service masts from NASA's now-scrapped Mobile Launch Platform-2 in support of the space shuttle.
MotoArt makes mementos from scrapped NASA shuttle launch platform

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published

When NASA announced it was going to destroy its historic Mobile Launch Platform-2, which used to support Apollo rockets and space shuttles, fans of MotoArt's PlaneTags got an idea.

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Urwerk’s UR-100V P.02 wristwatch is limited to just 20 pieces and is available exclusively to Collective Horology members. Part of the proceeds will be donated to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum for the ongoing display of the space shuttle Enterprise.
New Urwerk wristwatch inspired by NASA space shuttle Enterprise controls

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published

The analog dials used to fly a 40-year-old NASA space shuttle have inspired the look of a new, avant-garde timepiece.

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Space.com and The Space Store have teamed up for a new giveaway for your chance to win a scale model of the space shuttle Endeavour.
Join our Space.com Forums giveaway to win a space shuttle Endeavour model!

By Mohamed Mohammed Published

You can win a scale model of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour or a sweet space t-shirt in Space.com Forum giveaway this month.

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NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches on July 8, 2011, kicking off STS-135, the final mission of the shuttle program.
The last voyage of NASA's space shuttle: Looking back at Atlantis' final mission 10 years later

By Elizabeth Howell Published

The final space shuttle mission, which launched 10 years ago this week, almost didn't happen.

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A look inside the space shuttle motion base simulator after it arrived back at NASA's Johnson Space Center on June 3, 2021, nine years after it left. Once restored, the simulator will go on static display at the Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Airport.
Space shuttle simulator returns to NASA to be restored for display

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published

A space shuttle simulator has returned to NASA's Johnson Space Center almost a decade after it was last "flown."

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Joe Engle's name tag displays the U.S. Air Force astronaut wings that he earned flying the X-15 rocket plane before flying two space shuttle missions for NASA.
Astronaut's rocket plane and space shuttle artifacts to go in display in Wisconsin

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published

The rocket plane manual and space shuttle logs kept by NASA astronaut Joe Engle will be exhibited by an aviation museum dedicated to experimental aircraft.

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STS-114 Crew Rehearses Shuttle Launch, Escape Plans
STS-114 Crew Rehearses Shuttle Launch, Escape Plans

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The space shuttle Columbia, NASA's first orbiter, is showered with lights in this nocturnal scene at Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., during preparations for the first flight (STS-1) of NASA's new reusable spacecraft system. This photo was taken in March 1981 ahead of Columbia's April 12, 1981 launch.
Epic NASA video celebrates 40 years of the space shuttle

By Elizabeth Howell Published

It's been 40 years since NASA's first space shuttle soared into orbit and a new video to commemorate that debut flights.

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Casio’s new limited edition G-Shock DW5600 digital watch marks 40 years since the first space shuttle launch.
Casio's new digital watch marks 40 years since first space shuttle launch

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published

Casio is ready to launch a limited edition timepiece commemorating the 40th anniversary of NASA's first space shuttle launch.

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The space shuttle Columbia, NASA's first orbiter, is showered with lights in this nocturnal scene at Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., during preparations for the first flight (STS-1) of NASA's new reusable spacecraft sys
In photos: NASA's first space shuttle flight, STS-1 on Columbia

By Space.com Staff Published

Photos of NASA's first space shuttle launch STS-1 aboard Columbia on April 12, 1981.

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