This day in history we feature Space Shuttle Discovery. The first space shuttle to dock with the International Space Station was completed on this day in 1999. Trivia – Space Shuttle Discovery Space Shuttle Discovery is a retired American spacecraft. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA’s Space Shuttle program and the third of […]
This day in history we feature the Skylab. The United States’ first space station, launched by NASA on this day in 1973. Trivia – Skylab Skylab was occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three separate three-astronaut crews: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4. Major operations […]
This day in history we feature Eileen Collins. The first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on this day in 1995. Trivia – Eileen Collins Eileen Marie Collins is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel and a former flight […]
This day in history we feature STS-97. The 101st Space Shuttle mission, STS-97, successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center on this day in 2000. Trivia – STS-97 STS-97 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. The crew installed the first set of solar arrays to […]
FLORIDA: SpaceX founder Elon Musk that his company will attempt to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January, but he’s not betting on success for that first test flight. “There’s a lot of risk associated with this first launch, so I would not say that it is likely to be successful, but we’ll […]
DUBAI: The Senior Director and Project Manager of Emirates Mars Mission, Omran Sharaf, is also the Director of the Programmes Management Department at the UAE Space Agency’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre gave some insights on space missions. Working with Emirates Mars Mission, how did you feel seeing the Hope Probe arrive at Mars earlier […]
The first NASA mission to fly by a total of eight ancient asteroids is ready for launch. Weather conditions will be 90% favorable on the morning of October 16, when the Lucy mission is set to leave Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. In case it doesn’t launch at that time, the window for liftoff remains […]
In a recent publication featured in University of Florida Press’ new book, “Picturing the Space Shuttle: The Early Years” several rare NASA images have come to life. It chronicles the shuttle program from 1965 until 1982, ending just a year into the spacecraft’s operational life. NASA’s first space shuttle was meant to be called Constitution; […]
