Space Shuttle
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The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft where it was the only item funded for development.
The first (STS-1) of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981, leading to operational flights (STS-5) beginning in 1982.
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STS-37, the 39th NASA Space Shuttle launch and landing April 1991
Outer SpaceSTS-37, the thirty-ninth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the eighth flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, was a six-day mission with the primary objective of launching the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO), the second of the Great Observatories program which included the visible-spectrum Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO) and the infrared Spitzer Space Telescope 4-5-91147 views 3 comments -
STS-36: 34th space shuttle launch & landing (2-28-90)
Outer SpaceSTS-36: 34th space shuttle launch & landing (2-28-90) STS-36 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Atlantis carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) (believed to have been a Misty reconnaissance satellite) into orbit. STS-36 was the 34th shuttle mission overall, the sixth flight for Atlantis, and the fourth night launch of the shuttle program. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on February 28, 1990, and landed on March 4, 1990.185 views -
33rd Space Shuttle Launch and Landing - Jan 1990 -STS-32
Outer Space33rd Space Shuttle Launch and Landing - Jan 1990 -STS-32 STS-32 was the 33rd mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the ninth launch of Space Shuttle Columbia. Launched on January 9, 1990, it marked the first use of the Launch Complex 39A of Kennedy Space Center since 1986; it also marked the first use of Mobile Launcher Platform-3 (MLP-3) in the Space Shuttle program. STS-32 was, at the time, the longest shuttle mission yet conducted, with a duration of nearly 11 days202 views 2 comments -
31st Space Shuttle Launch and Landing - Oct 1989 -STS-34
Outer SpaceSTS-34 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis. It was the 31st shuttle mission overall, and the fifth flight for Atlantis. STS-34 launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 18, 1989, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on October 23, 1989. During the mission, the Jupiter-bound Galileo probe was deployed into space.221 views 1 comment -
STS-29: 28th Spsce Shuttle Launch & Landing (3-13-89)
Outer SpaceSTS-29 was the 28th NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Discovery inserted a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) into Earth orbit. It was the third shuttle mission following the Challenger disaster in 1986, and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on March 13, 1989 More Space Shuttle Videos https://rumble.com/playlists/Ef58RRInJIA407 views -
STS-30 29th Space Shuttle Launch & Landing (5-4-89)
Outer SpaceSTS-30 was the 29th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fourth mission for Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the fourth shuttle launch since the Challenger disaster and the first shuttle mission since the disaster to have a female astronaut on board. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on May 4, 1989, and landed four days later on May 8, 1989. During the mission, Atlantis deployed the Venus-bound Magellan probe into orbit. More Space Shuttle Videos https://rumble.com/playlists/Ef58RRInJIA546 views 1 comment -
STS-27: 27th Space Shuttle Launch & Landing (12-2-88)
Outer SpaceSTS-27 was the 27th NASA Space Shuttle mission, and the third flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Launching on December 2, 1988, on a four-day mission, it was the second shuttle flight after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of January 1986. STS-27 carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), ultimately determined to be a Lacrosse surveillance satellite. More Space Shuttle Videos https://rumble.com/playlists/Ef58RRInJIA193 views -
STS-26: Return to Flight, 26th Space Shuttle Launch & Landing (9-29-88)
Outer SpaceSTS-26 was the 26th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988, and landed four days later on October 3, 1988. STS-26 was declared the "Return to Flight" mission, being the first mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of January 28, 1986. More Space Shuttle Videos https://rumble.com/playlists/Ef58RRInJIA375 views -
STS-51L Challenger Launch and Explosion Multi Angle - January 28, 1986
Outer SpaceSTS-51-L was the disastrous 25th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the final flight of Space Shuttle Challenger More Space Shuttle Videos https://rumble.com/playlists/Ef58RRInJIA260 views 2 comments -
STS-61C 24th Space Shuttle Launch & Landing Jan 12, 1986
Outer SpaceSTS-61-C was the 24th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first time that Columbia, the first space-rated Space Shuttle orbiter to be constructed, had flown since STS-9. The mission launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on January 12, 1986, and landed six days later on January 18, 1986. STS-61-C's seven-person crew included the first Costa Rican-born astronaut, Franklin Chang-Díaz, and 2 future Administrators of NASA: the second African-American shuttle pilot, Charles Bolden, and the second sitting politician to fly in space, Representative Bill Nelson (D-FL). It was the last shuttle mission before the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which occurred ten days after STS-61-C's landing. More Space Shuttle Videos https://rumble.com/playlists/Ef58RRInJIA539 views 3 comments