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This Day in History: Nixon authorizes $5.5 million to launch space shuttle program
06 Jan 2026 04:11 GMT
… into the U.S. space shuttle program.
In April 1981, … , NASA’s first reusable space shuttle, Columbia, made its debut … to include Challenger, Discover, Atlantis and Endeavour.
The program … space shuttle program ended for good in July 2011 when Atlantis …
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NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Texas may get a moonship, not space shuttle Discovery
31 Dec 2025 18:48 GMT
… proposal to move the space shuttle Discovery to Texas from … s other retired shuttles - Atlantis, Endeavour and Enterprise test … just for the move.
Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop a 747 … damage to the spacecraft.
Space shuttle Discovery on display at the …
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NASA Astronauts Tom Akers, Joe Tanner to be Inducted Into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame May 16 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
11 Jan 2026 05:11 GMT
… whose careers helped shape the Space Shuttle Program, International Space Station assembly … against the iconic backdrop of Space Shuttle Atlantis®, and hosted by the Astronaut … four Space Shuttle missions. His first flight, ATLAS-3, STS-66 (Atlantis), studied …
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Kennedy Space Center After Landmark Mission — On This Day in 1995
20 Nov 2025 20:44 GMT
Home » Home » Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Kennedy Space … On this day in 1995, Space Shuttle Atlantis rolled to a stop on … – On this day in 1995, Space Shuttle Atlantis rolled to a stop on … era for human spaceflight.
As Atlantis glided home, the mission …
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Space shuttle Discovery is headed to Houston. The Smithsonian and NASA say it may have to be sent in pieces
18 Nov 2025 15:18 GMT
… rockets— Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour — known as space … fully operational space shuttles: Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour.
Michael Adkison… from going toward relocating the space shuttle.
In an interview, Warner …
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Space shuttle Discovery fight continues as Texas senators rope Department of Justice into their tug-of-war with Smithsonian
24 Oct 2025 19:36 GMT
… opened in the battle over space shuttle Discovery, and the fight … Smithsonian asserts it owns the space shuttle outright, and has raised … as the space shuttle's new home.
The space shuttle Discovery in … over.
In the end, Atlantis was given to the Kennedy …
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Moving NASA Space Shuttle to Texas from DC Could Damage It, Experts Say
13 Oct 2025 17:02 GMT
… Discovery in June.
“Exhibiting the Space Shuttle Discovery in Houston would significantly … that space shuttles Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour would respectively retire … accomplishments of NASA’s remarkable Space Shuttle Program.”
Not everyone celebrated …
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Space Shuttle Discovery Would Need To Be Dismantled For Planned Move
03 Oct 2025 18:25 GMT
… the increased costs of moving Space Shuttle Discovery, the Smithsonian Institution warned … most intact orbiter from the Space Shuttle program. In particular, irreparable … Smithsonian receiving OV-103. The Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104) is currently on …
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Veteran NASA Astronauts Tom Akers, Joe Tanner to Be Inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
09 Jan 2026 06:39 GMT
… careers helped shape the Space Shuttle Program, the assembly of … careers helped shape the Space Shuttle Program, the assembly of … against the backdrop of Space Shuttle Atlantis and hosted by the … mentors.”
Akers flew four Space Shuttle missions between 1990 and …
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This Year's Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductees Revealed, To Join Exhibit at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
09 Jan 2026 04:57 GMT
… whose careers helped shape the Space Shuttle Program, International Space Station assembly … against the iconic backdrop of Space Shuttle Atlantis, and hosted by the Astronaut … four Space Shuttle missions. His first flight, ATLAS-3, STS-66 (Atlantis), studied …
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