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X-37B and Space Shuttle Mockup

Watch the X-37B Space Plane Land Near a Space Shuttle Model

By Mike Wall published

Two generations of reusable space planes came face to face — or nose to tail, rather — over the weekend.

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canadarm stamp

Canada Post Reveals Stamp for Canadarm Space Shuttle Robotic Arm

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

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Space Shuttle: Developing an Icon, 1972-2013

'Developing an Icon': Former Space Shuttle Engineer Details Program in New Tome

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The history of NASA's space shuttle can be a weighty topic — literally. The three-volume "Space Shuttle: Developing an Icon, 1972-2013" tips the scale at 18 pounds.

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Ellen Ochoa and Michael Foale

Space Shuttle Crewmates Ochoa and Foale to Enter Astronaut Hall of Fame

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

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remains of a 40-year-old space shuttle external tank test article

Tornado Destroys First NASA Space Shuttle External Tank to Stand on Launch Pad

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The first space shuttle external tank to stand on a launch pad was destroyed by a tornado that hit the New Orleans facility where it was built 40 years ago.

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Launch Pad 39A

SpaceX Delays First Flight From NASA Shuttle Launch Pad

By Irene Klotz published

Elon Musk's rocket company has bumped a commercial satellite mission until after a scheduled mid-February cargo run to the International Space Station.

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Shuttle endeavour boosters

Space Shuttle Endeavour Exhibit Gains Flight-Worthy Solid Rocket Boosters

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

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Cosmonaut Igor Volk in 1984

Soviet-era Cosmonaut Igor Volk, Trained to Fly Buran Space Shuttle, Dies at 79

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

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space shuttle solid rocket booster display

Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Arrives for Display at Arizona Museum

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

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Astronaut Piers Sellers is pictured floating aboard the International Space Station, in front of a window overlooking Earth in May 2010. Sellers, a climate scientist, died on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016.

Piers Sellers, Space Shuttle Astronaut and NASA Climate Scientist, Dies at 61

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

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