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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).
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6, pronounced "Slick Six") is a launch pad and associated support infrastructure at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Construction at the site began in 1966, but the first launch didn't occur until 1995 due to program cancellations and subsequent repurposing efforts.
Launch Complex 39 (LC-39) is a rocket launch site at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, United States.The site and its collection of facilities were originally built as the Apollo program's "Moonport" [2] and later modified for the Space Shuttle program.
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) is the first of Launch Complex 39's three launch pads, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.The pad, along with Launch Complex 39B, was first constructed in the 1960s to accommodate the Saturn V launch vehicle, and has been used to support NASA crewed space flight missions, including the historic Apollo 11 moon landing and the Space Shuttle.
The space shuttle's arrival in California was a homecoming for Endeavour, which rolled off Rockwell International's production line in Palmdale in 1991, replacing Challenger, which exploded after ...
The Shuttle Launch Experience, [17] designed by Bob Rogers and the design team BRC Imagination Arts, opened May 25, 2007. The attraction puts guests through a simulated Shuttle launch. Delaware North Companies invested six years and US$60 million into the attraction. Astronauts, NASA experts and attraction-industry leaders were consulted during ...
Associated Press Friday's space shuttle launch of Endeavor at the Kennedy Center has been delayed until at least Monday. Need to bide time and enjoy space history, or future? Check out these 7 ...
Official U.S. Navy Imagery/Flickr A million spectators are expected to flock to Cape Canaveral to watch the final launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, which is set to take off on Friday at 11:26 a.m.