Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls to final home
The Space Shuttle Atlantis rolled slowly to its final destination at Kennedy Space Center. Shuttle is rolled on the roads at Kennedy to the visitors center on November 2, 2012. The…
Category Archives: Manned Space
New Record Set in Parachute Jump from Edge of Space.
Felix Baumgartner Jump From The Edge of Space Today a long standing record was shattered when Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium filled baloon from 128,100 feet, or 24 miles….
SpaceX’s Dragon Docks with Space Station
( NASA) HOUSTON — The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft was berthed to the International Space Station at 8:03 a.m. CDT Wednesday, a key milestone in a new…
U.S. Rockets back into space with Falcon 9 Launch
This evening at 8:35pm edt. the first commercial re-supply mission to the International Space Station had a picture perfect launch and a flawless ride for the Dragon capsule to orbit….
When will USA return man to the moon? Will you see it?
Being old enough and lucky enough to have seen two Saturn 5 rockets leave Earth for the moon in my youth, I was wondering would the youth of today ever…
New Spaceport on East Coast at Wallops Island Va. Northeast U.S. can view launches.
Exciting news for people in the northeast U.S. who want to see a rocket launch to the space station. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) will offer full-service launch facilities for…
Orion Splashdown Tests Ensure Safe Landings For Astronauts
18,000-pound test article that mimics the size and weight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft crew module NASA. — The Orion program recently completed a final series of water impact tests in…
Spacex Falcon to launch first commercial re-supply of station October 7th.
NASA – SpaceX and NASA continue to prepare for the company’s first Commercial Resupply Services, or CRS, mission to the International Space Station aboard the Dragon capsule. The SpaceX CRS…
