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- In July 2011, the STS-135 mission with NASA astronauts Christopher J. Ferguson, Douglas G. Hurley, Sandra H. Magnus, and Rex J. Walheim aboard, completed that objective.
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Mar 20, 2008 · On October 29, 1998, the first American to orbit the Earth made history again. John Glenn became the oldest man to fly in space by serving as a payload specialist on STS-95 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
- STS-135: The Final Voyage - NASA
The 11:29 a.m. EDT liftoff on July 8, 2011, marked the last...
- 10 Years Ago: STS-135, the Space Shuttle’s Grand Finale
The final space shuttle mission, STS-135, the last flight of...
- STS-135: The Final Voyage - NASA
Launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on 12 April 1981 at Pad 39A for mission STS-1. The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
The final spacewalk of the STS-134 mission, and the final spacewalk of the Space Shuttle program, was carried out on flight day 12. The EVA was conducted by Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff , who began the EVA by installing the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) on the Starboard 1 (S1) truss segment.
Apr 19, 2023 · The 11:29 a.m. EDT liftoff on July 8, 2011, marked the last time a space shuttle would climb from Kennedy’s seaside launch complex to soar toward the heavens. “The space shuttle spreads its wings one final time for the start of a sentimental journey into history,” said Ascent Commentator Rob Navias.
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program.
Jul 6, 2011 · The 135th and final shuttle mission saw Atlantis ferry 3.5 tonnes of supplies to the International Space Station.
Jul 8, 2021 · The final space shuttle mission, STS-135, the last flight of the orbiter Atlantis, lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on July 8, 2011.
