Sentences with phrase «space shuttle program»

The technologically compromised space shuttle program has just come to an end, with no successor.

[NASA's Space Shuttle Program In Pictures: A Tribute] Not carrying astronauts yet The three upcoming flights to the space station won't be carrying any astronauts.

NASA's space shuttle program ended in July after the 135th flight of the iconic winged spaceships.

From SpaceX stepping into the void the closed NASA Space Shuttle program to news about the planets - including a possible new large one, click here for all the news regarding space, the universe and beyond.

Atlantis launched July 8 on the 135th and last voyage of NASA's 30 - year space shuttle program.

With NASA's announcement that the 30 - year - old space shuttle program would end after the touchdown of Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center this summer, the iconic agency has, for now, abandoned the concept of government - built manned spacecraft.

According to SpaceX, Falcon Heavy is capable of carrying roughly 2.6 times as much stuff as the US space shuttle program did:

Featuring the official Space Shuttle program seal, the NASA logo patch, and the U.S. flag this jacket is an authentic replica of the NASA Space Shuttle astronaut flight jackets.

One of the most anticipated shuttle launches of all time took place July 8 when Atlantis lifted off at 11:29 A.M. Eastern time for its 33rd and final mission — both for it and NASA's 30 - year - old manned space shuttle program.

After the end of the disastrous space shuttle program, it's not at all clear where the space agency is going — or if it has enough money, skills, or buy - in to get there.

In addition to Stern and Griffin, Golden Spike counts among its advisers politician Newt Gingrich, former House Science Committee Chair Bob Walker, former Space Shuttle Program Chief Wayne Hale, a Star Trek set designer, and Nancy Conrad, founder of the Conrad Foundation and widow of Apollo 12 astronaut Pete Conrad.

Here's a rundown of the top 11 spaceflight stories of 2011, from the last mission of NASA's venerable space shuttle program to China's first - ever docking of two spaceships in Earth orbit

NASA's space shuttle program allows for easier access to orbit with reusable craft, paving the way for more advanced satellites and the first major space stations.

With the final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program scheduled to blast off with the July 8 launch of space shuttle Atlantis, we thought it might be nice to collect and share some of your personal memories about the program.

From Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's ground - breaking theoretical work in 1903 to NASA's Space Shuttle program nearly 100 years later, the drive to explore continues to push the limits of science and ingenuity.

Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB was used for the Saturn V rocket and Space Shuttle programs along with the four story Launch Control Center which supervised the launches.

Credit: NASA NASA's plans for human spaceflight, the subject of much hand - wringing since the curtains closed on the agency's space shuttle program in July, took a big step this week when the agency announced plans for a powerful new rocket to take astronauts into deep space.

Two veterinarians have even traveled into space as part of the NASA space shuttle program!

BOR is a Russian acronym for unpiloted orbital rocket plane; the Russians built the experimental craft in response to the then - new U.S. space shuttle program.

A mission called STS - 1 — short for Space Transportation System - 1 — was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA's space shuttle program.

The tens of millions of dollars it costs to conduct a low - orbit launch are hard to sell, which partially explains why the United States government - led NASA abandoned their space shuttle program in 2011.

The suit that astronauts wore during the Space Shuttle program is sometimes called a «pumpkin suit» for its bright orange color.

Look at our space shuttle program, which lost two of its four primary vehicles, and two full crews, in the pursuit of science.

In the years since NASA shuttered its space shuttle program in 2011, a handful of private companies have emerged in the quest to explore to the skies above.

The larger Falcon 9 is designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station and has been singled out by President Obama as a possible successor to the Space Shuttle program.

Why did NASA give up the Space Shuttle program despite no alternative launch vehicle?

Since the Space Shuttle program was cancelled, NASA has had to rely on Russian rockets to get astronauts into space, something that is very costly for NASA at a whopping $ 80 per seat.

Over its 40 year design history, the space shuttle program has cost about $ 1.5 billion per launch, according to a study by the University of Colorado and an Associated Press analysis of NASA budgets.

Since the Space Shuttle program was shuttered, NASA has worked with partner companies to support the emerging commercial human space transportation industry.

Atlantis» journey to Alpha, the international space station, will be NASA's 135th and final mission in the space shuttle program, which began 30 years ago.

By then, the space shuttle program had only a few years left, and Chang Díaz figured it was time to move on to something new.

Inspired by the Apollo program's mission control panels and the anniversary of the Space Shuttle program, this tie features amazing illustrations from real NASA documents.

The most important thing to realize about the space shuttle program is that it is objectively a failure.

The space shuttle program has just three launches before the orbiters are retired later this year or early in 2011, and Obama has proposed scrapping the shuttle program's successor, known as Constellation, which was first sketched out by President George W. Bush in 2004.

With colorful characters, a heart - pounding technical glitch and a whiff of Cold War intrigue, White details the space shuttle program's evolution from idea to thrilling liftoff and safe landing.

Entrants share an original handmade item or work of art inspired by NASA and NASA's programs, such as the Space Shuttle Program and human spaceflight, aeronautics, science and exploration of the universe.

All of which begs the question: Why did NASA pick Cape Canaveral for its launch site, not only for the space shuttle program but also for the manned missions of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs?

As NASA winds down its space shuttle program, the outspoken space cowboy has a lot to say about our missions of the future — and the past.

In 2011 NASA ended the space shuttle program and announced an unpopular plan to pay Russia to transport U.S. astronauts into space.

With just five scheduled launches remaining, the space shuttle program and the construction of the International Space Station are wrapping up apace

For many Americans, the end of the space shuttle program — the final launch and return of Atlantis in July 2011 — embodies that sense of failure and dismantling.

With last year's shutdown of the space shuttle program, the only Americans going into space for the next few years will be the handful flying on Russian Soyuz rockets.

The show includes social aspects of memory, a look back at NASA's space shuttle program, patterns of insurgent and terrorist attacks, and more.

With the space shuttle program already slated to wind down by early 2011, NASA will soon have no ability to send humans into space on its own.

Sirangelo's dream began in 2004, when President George W. Bush announced that NASA would be phasing out the space shuttle program at the end of the decade.

Space Shuttle Program — The shuttles have been grounded for 23 months, since Columbia disintegrated February 1, 2003.