By: Eric Giguere | 2011-07-13 | Science On July 8, Atlantis spacecraft lifted of on the final mission, closing the 30-year space shuttle program of NASA. The program has left a tremendous success but also killed 14 astronauts in two spacecraft explosions. Here are outstanding images with 30-year retrospective of NASA’s shuttle program history. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-07-12 | News and society On 8 July 2011, after 134 launches during nearly three decades, the era of the Space Shuttle is set to close with the final flight of the world's most famous spaceship, the final chapter in a 30-year story of triumphs, tragedy and, ultimately, unfulfilled expectations. Let's admire stunning images of final space shuttle Atlantis’s launch. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-07-24 | News and society Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Tuesday 19 July, marking the sunset of NASA's 30-year space shuttle program after a 13-day mission. read more
By: Jack Rogers | 2011-07-20 | Health & Fitness Space Shuttle Atlantis went on its last mission on July 13, 2011, with the end of that mission will come the end of the shuttle program. The shuttle program has been around for almost three decades, with hundreds of successful missions. Along with hundreds of successes there were some tragedies. These tragedies took the lives of many astronauts, but at the same time they helped the program find faults in its operations and designs. read more
By: BillyDRitchie | 2010-12-17 | Free After 30 years, it is the end of an era, with the announced retirement of America's shuttle fleet. But is the time, or the decision, the correct one? read more
By: Eric Giguere | 2011-08-03 | Science The final space shuttle Atlantis landing on 21 July marked the sunset of NASA's 30-year space shuttle program. From the first victory of space science on April 12, 1961 by Yuri Gagarin’s two-hour Vostok 1 flight, a ranges of famous space missions ever flown leaving some unimaginable discoveries. Let’s review the most well-known space missions during a 50-year history. read more
By: Jack Rogers | 2011-06-02 | Technology The United States has been in the forefront of space travel for generations now. We were not the first ones into space, but we sure were the first ones to land on the moon. The competition with the Soviet Union pushed NASA to exceed its limits and achieve goals which seemed unachievable. Over the many years the various manned and unmanned missions into space have collects scores of valuable information. read more
By: Mejo John | 2010-01-23 | Communications When Eilene Galloway was born, the Wright Brothers' historic flight was less than three years old. This centenarian, having celebrated her 102nd birthday in May, can claim credit for helping to create read more
By: Jay B. | 2010-04-02 | News and society NASA was established on July 29, 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act. The 2009 budget for NASA is $17.6 billion dollars. read more
By: Phil B. | 2010-04-04 | Politics The main purpose of N.A.S.A. is space exploration and discovery. This purpose is neither practical nor directly helps all of humanity. Furthermore, another mistake that N.A.S.A. does is following orders from politicians who will be out of office before their missions for N.A.S.A. are completed. read more
By: Jared Ingram | 2011-08-30 | Destinations This type of tour ranges from 2.5 to 3 hours daily. The tour price is set at $21 for adults and $15 for children. This tour takes the visitor to a guided sightseeing of the Center. It helps one discover how it is to launch a space shuttle starting from preparation, all the way to lift off. There are tour guides to help one sort out the information on the massive structures that they see which read more
By: Ritika Sharma | 2012-01-13 | Cable and satellite tv A defunct six-ton satellite is due to fall uncontrolled out of orbit probably later this month. read more
By: Barry Lycka | 2010-03-27 | Science NASA has many scientists who are working on plans to explore more of our universe in the near future. With many advances in the international space station missions, they have learned a great deal of the different workings of space and the mysteries it holds. There are so many mysteries that we have not unraveled yet and NASA is trying their best to come up with new ideas. There are many reasons why it is important to have an updated NASA. What's next for NASA is found here. read more
By: Sky Light | 2011-03-12 | Aviaton 'The end of a historic journey', NASA statement on occasion of Discovery’s last landing; the well known shuttle has finished its historic journey on Wednesday, marking unforgettable day of space industry. read more