After three decades of space service, NASA's oldest and most traveled shuttle, Discovery, began its new life as a museum relic with one final takeoff. Discovery departed Florida's Kennedy Space Center at daybreak Tuesday aboard a modified jumbo jet bound for Washington, where it will become a Smi...
russiatoday2006 Space Shuttle Discovery launch
souldemographicFrom the upcoming Special Edition Ascent: Commemorating Space Shuttle DVD/BluRay by NASA/Glenn a movie from the point of view of the Solid Rocket Booster with sound mixing and enhancement done by the folks at Skywalker Sound. The sound is all from the camera microphones and not fake or replaced w...
interbartoloPhotographic documentation of a Space Shuttle launch plays a critical role in the engineering analysis and evaluation process that takes place during each and every mission. Motion and Still images enable Shuttle engineers to visually identify off-nominal events and conditions requiring correctiv...
interbartoloFlying from Orlando, FL I had the rare opportunity to be able to watch Discovery's final launch as it embarks on STS-133.
neilmondayThe Shuttle Carrier Aircraft ferrying orbiter Discovery lands at Dulles International Airport on Apr. 17 following its journey from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
The Enterprise - the first US shuttle ever built - swept across the Manhattan skyline for a historic final flyover. It left the Washington DC atop a Boeing 747 jet and was filmed flying past landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty.
skynewsSpace shuttle Discovery was lifted and placed atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility mate/demate device in the early morning hours of April 15 in preparation for its ride to Washington Dulles International Airport on April 17. Discovery is set to...
An unusual flying object is zooming around New York City's airspace. It's the space shuttle Enterprise, riding on top of a modified jumbo jet. The shuttle prototype was brought from Washington to New York, heading to a museum there. (April 27) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Download AP...
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nasakennedyThe space shuttle Discovery makes one final flight, on top of a Boeing 747, flying low and slow over much of Washington, DC The sight drew masses of people looking to the skies at places like the National Mall, as the AP's Lee Powell found. (April 17) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Dow...
associatedpressThe Space Shuttle Discovery has arrived at Washington DC airport after travelling on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) from Kennedy Space Center. Landing occured April 17th 2012 at 14:05 UTC, 10:05 Local time. Discovery will be placed in the Smithsonian museum for permanent display.
NASA's 30-year Space Transportation System (STS) program came to an end on 21st July 2011. The Space Shuttle fleet delivered the Hubble Space Telescope, the International Space Station, and dozens of satellites, space probes, crew and supplies. Two Shuttles were lost: Challenger in 1986 and Colum...
April 17, 2012 — In its final journey to its permanent museum home, NASA's space shuttle Discovery makes a flyover above the US capital. NASA coordinated with the US Federal Aviation Administration to navigate through the restricted air space over Washington, DC Space Shuttle Discovery Buzzes DC ...
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