On this date: U.S. Rep. Nelson launches onboard space shuttle Columbia
On this date in 1986, Congressman Bill Nelson launches onboard Columbia on the final successful shuttle flight before the ...
On this date: Then-U.S. Rep. Bill Nelson launches on shuttle Columbia
On Jan. 12, 1986, shuttle Columbia lifted off on the final successful shuttle mission before the Challenger disaster.
How Star Trek fans changed the name of NASA’s first space shuttle
These are the voyages of the space shuttle Enterprise, boldly renamed by former President Gerald Ford after a massive ...
Jimmy Carter's impact on space program remembered as legacy lives on in the stars
President Jimmy Carter's impact on the U.S. space program honored in Florida where so many of the nation's space ambitions ...
Blue Origin's New Glenn: How it compares to other rockets which launch from Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket comes in at a towering 320 feet tall — which is equivalent to a 32-story skyscraper.
Annual power ranking of US launch companies finds a shake-up at the bottom
Once again, we're back with our annual power ranking of US launch companies. 2024 was the third year Ars compiled a list of ...
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On this date: Nixon directs NASA to build space shuttle program
The final launch of the space shuttle program came on July 8 ... Wilderness cabins still available to buy from Brevard company NASA officials explains the long-haul cleanup of rocket solvents ...
321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week (Jan. 6)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lists the mission as Starlink 6-71. As of Sunday, SpaceX confirm ed they are targeting a three-hour window which opens at 12:21 p.m.. The SpaceX Falcon 9 ...
US prepares to deorbit International Space Station amid China competition
As competition in the new space race ramps up with China, the United States is preparing to deorbit the International Space ...
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OTD In Space – January 4: NASA Cancels Apollo 20 Moon Mission
NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil ...
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Blue Origin's New Glenn: How it compares to other rockets which launch from Cape Canaveral
According to NASA, it stood at only 184 feet when stacked on the launch pad. That's still shorter than a Falcon 9 rocket — and a Space Shuttle orbiter by itself measures only 122 feet long.