Why Did NASA Choose A Boeing 747 To Piggyback The Space Shuttle?

NASA's space shuttle was a large, heavy vehicle, and needed an even larger, heavier low-wing aircraft to transport it across ...
Houston Public Media

Space shuttle Discovery is headed to Houston. The Smithsonian and NASA say it may have to be sent in pieces

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space ...
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Shuttle-C – NASA's Abandoned Unmanned Space Shuttle

The 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, which took the lives of 7 astronauts, changed NASA’s culture and risk-appetite ...
CNN

Space shuttle suffered 'minor' damage at launch

A survey of space shuttle Atlantis' outer body has revealed that four tiles on the right side have "some dings" in them, the flight director said Tuesday. "As we were going through the surveys we did ...
Earth.com

NASA's Dream Chaser 'mini shuttle' has a flight schedule change

NASA and Sierra Space are skipping the ISS on Dream Chaser’s first mission, opting for a 2026 free flight to test the ...
Space.com

US Mint begins sales of $1 coin honoring innovative NASA space shuttle

The mint set noon EDT on Thursday (May 15) as its T-0 for the launch of Florida's dollar celebrating the retired spacecraft. The United States Mint is ready to launch the next $1 coin in its American ...