Photo of Week spurs memories of Atlantis and space shuttle era

Fifteen years after the final space shuttle mission, astronauts reunite at Kennedy Space Center to reflect on history.

Final NASA space shuttle crew reflects under Atlantis 15 years later

The final NASA Space Shuttle crew reunited under Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for the 15th anniversary of ...

Final space shuttle crew reunites at Kennedy Space Center 15 years after launch

If it were up to the crew of STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program, they would have kept flying. Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A on ...
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In rare night landing, space shuttle back on Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts closed out the last major construction mission at the International Space Station with a smooth landing in darkness that struck ...
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Video: Space Shuttle Endeavour flies over Santa Monica and lands at LAX

This video is pretty cool! It was sent to us by Scott Herbert, son of KCRW engineer, Steve Herbert. He got to watch the Shuttle land at LAX from his nearby office building. News footage aside, this is ...
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Upgrading the Space Shuttle

The space shuttle system has been modified many times since the first launch of space shuttle Columbia in 1981. During the 1980s, major upgrade programs were established to respond to problems and ...