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Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch
On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle missions planned for 2003, but STS-107 was the only one focused on scientific research;
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What really happens during a space shuttle launch?
The Space Shuttle was operated by NASA for 30 years, with its last flight occurring in 2011. Welcome to Greenland, an economy reliant on subsidies and shrimp
NASA has demolished the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and Dynamic Test Stand in Huntsville to modernize the Marshall Space Flight Center and preserve their history digitally.
Exactly 54 years ago today on Jan. 4, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed a bill authorizing $5.5 million to develop a reusable space flight vehicle that came with a lower cost and could stay in orbit for longer.
SpaceX is set to launch its third mission of the year from the Space Coast on Monday afternoon while preparing for the early return later this week of Crew-11 from the International Space Station.
NASA has put off the planned launch of its next-generation Orion spacecraft for a year, a setback to efforts to fly a successor to its aging space shuttles, the space agency announced Monday. "September 2014 is when we are saying we will launch the first crew on the Orion,
The increasing number of commercial space launches and the upward trend in upmass serve as unmistakable signs of space industry growth. Space is a high-risk, high-reward industry, however. Space launches are expensive, and space companies often operate at a loss for years while developing their businesses.
Live updates from SpaceX’s Sunday evening Starlink 6-100 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.