Sentences with phrase «final space shuttle»

Space Shuttle Atlantis STS - 135 was the final Space Shuttle mission.

Chris Ferguson, commander of the final space shuttle flight, virtually returns to space in the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 simulator.

The mice spent time orbiting Earth on the final space shuttle flight in 2011.

On May 25, just 10 months after NASA's final space shuttle flight, a cargo capsule called Dragon docked with the International Space Station, a first for a commercial space vehicle.

Not exact matches

The space shuttle Discovery has made its final voyage atop a 747 — to the Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C.

As Friday's historic final shuttle launch approaches, Shepard's Prayer speaks volumes about the wide spectrum of religious beliefs among the relatively few men and women who've risked their lives by traveling into space.

Space shuttle Atlantis will haul supplies and a robotic experiment to the International Space Station for its final flight

That artwork, which Garriott brought home 12 days later, along with six more pieces he created on board the ISS, was on display recently on Manhattan's Lower East Side as part of an exhibit called Celestial Matters, organized to benefit a group of learning centers created in memory of space shuttle Challenger's tragic final mission.

As the shuttle — the centerpiece of American space exploration for the last 40 years — paraded to its final resting place at the city's California Science Center, the future of spaceflight was orbiting overhead: Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX) Corporation's Dragon, an unmanned capsule, was circling 240 miles up, delivering nearly 900 pounds of food, water, and equipment to the International Space Staspace exploration for the last 40 years — paraded to its final resting place at the city's California Science Center, the future of spaceflight was orbiting overhead: Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX) Corporation's Dragon, an unmanned capsule, was circling 240 miles up, delivering nearly 900 pounds of food, water, and equipment to the International Space StaSpace Exploration Technology (SpaceX) Corporation's Dragon, an unmanned capsule, was circling 240 miles up, delivering nearly 900 pounds of food, water, and equipment to the International Space StaSpace Station.

Later generations are still in use today; after the final shuttle mission concludes, Soyuz vehicles represent NASA astronauts» only space transport.

Most of NASA's 2012 reductions stem from the retirement of the space - shuttle fleet, which will see its final two budgeted flights, plus an additional flight that has been authorized by Congress but not yet funded in 2011.

One of the major goals of the ongoing space shuttle mission — Endeavour's final visit to the International Space Station — was to bestow a 7.8 - ton parting gift: an automated particle detector called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS - 02, or, more colloquially, AMS), which was attached to the station yestespace shuttle mission — Endeavour's final visit to the International Space Station — was to bestow a 7.8 - ton parting gift: an automated particle detector called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS - 02, or, more colloquially, AMS), which was attached to the station yesteSpace Station — was to bestow a 7.8 - ton parting gift: an automated particle detector called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS - 02, or, more colloquially, AMS), which was attached to the station yesterday.

HOUSTON — NASA's last space shuttle ever to visit the International Space Station cast off from the orbiting lab early Tuesday (July 19) to begin one final trip back to Espace shuttle ever to visit the International Space Station cast off from the orbiting lab early Tuesday (July 19) to begin one final trip back to ESpace Station cast off from the orbiting lab early Tuesday (July 19) to begin one final trip back to Earth.

A profound feeling of emptiness struck many space aficionados in the US and beyond last month after Atlantis touched down for the last time, the 133rd and final return of a space shuttle orbiter.

As astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis perform what is likely the final tune - up of the Hubble Space Telescope, a 19 - year - old workhorse that has greatly advanced astronomy and the profile of space science, the European Space Agency (ESA) is readying two more heavy - hitting astronomical spacecraft for deployment into sspace shuttle Atlantis perform what is likely the final tune - up of the Hubble Space Telescope, a 19 - year - old workhorse that has greatly advanced astronomy and the profile of space science, the European Space Agency (ESA) is readying two more heavy - hitting astronomical spacecraft for deployment into sSpace Telescope, a 19 - year - old workhorse that has greatly advanced astronomy and the profile of space science, the European Space Agency (ESA) is readying two more heavy - hitting astronomical spacecraft for deployment into sspace science, the European Space Agency (ESA) is readying two more heavy - hitting astronomical spacecraft for deployment into sSpace Agency (ESA) is readying two more heavy - hitting astronomical spacecraft for deployment into spacespace.

Space shuttle: 10 flights to go before retirement NASA has set target launch dates for the final eight space shuttle flights before the program is mothballed in Space shuttle: 10 flights to go before retirement NASA has set target launch dates for the final eight space shuttle flights before the program is mothballed in space shuttle flights before the program is mothballed in 2010.

Before re-entering Space Shuttle Atlantis» airlock at the end of the final and gruelling servicing mission, he recalled a quote from science fiction legend, Arthur C Clarke.

Magnus flew on the space shuttle four times, including the shuttle's final flight (STS - 135).

Follow along with narrator Leonardo DiCaprio as the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis embarks on the space shuttle's final chance to repair the ailing Hubble Space TelesSpace Shuttle Atlantis embarks on the space shuttle's final chance to repair the ailing Hubble Space TelShuttle Atlantis embarks on the space shuttle's final chance to repair the ailing Hubble Space Telesspace shuttle's final chance to repair the ailing Hubble Space Telshuttle's final chance to repair the ailing Hubble Space TelesSpace Telescope.

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They largely revolve around whether or not Zero becomes a Maverick: he will do so if he doesn't survive the crash of the Space Shuttle or Eurasia crashes, and in either case he will not be playable for the final stage.