Where are they now? Space shuttle commanders move on bi2280576 Two of the final space shuttle commanders have landed new gigs the commercial world working for companies competing to launch private crew-transports to and from the International Space Station

NASA Shuts Doors, Pulls Plug on Shuttle Discovery bi2280576 NASA powered down the space shuttle Discovery for a final time Friday (Dec. 16), more than 28 years after the agency's retired fleet leader first came alive. The vehicle was "unplugged" inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 (OPF-1) at the Kennedy Space Center Florida

NASA shuts down space shuttle Discovery for final time bi2280576 KSC workers and media watch as the payload bay doors of shuttle Discovery are closed for the final time the Orbiter Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. on Dec. 16. Discovery, flew 39th and final mission March and being processed for display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Science Center to exhibit space shuttle's tank, rocket boosters bi2280576 NASA awards an external tank and two solid rocket boosters to the California Science Center. They go the museum's upcoming exhibit of the space shuttle Endeavour. The California Science Center has won a new companion exhibit to the space shuttle Endeavour: the shuttle's external tank and twin solid rocket boosters

Science Center to exhibit space shuttle external fuel tank bi2280576 The California Science Center has won a new companion exhibit to the space shuttle Endeavour: the shuttle's external tank and twin solid rocket boosters

Long-forgotten Shuttle/Centaur boosted Cleveland's NASA center manned sp bi2280576 Few people outside the space community recall the short-lived Shuttle/Centaur program or know surprising twists. Yet had a profound, lasting impact on Cleveland's NASA Glenn Research Center and on NASA itself, parallels today, a quarter-century later, as Glenn vies for a piece of another major space mission..

NASA Terminates Power, Locks Cargo Doors on Retiring Shuttle Discovery bi2280576 Space Shuttle Discovery was powered down forever and the payload bay doors were locked tight for the final time on Friday, Dec. 16, by technicians at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Florida. Take a good last glimpse inside the retiring Discovery?s payload bay as the clamshell like doors seal off all indigenous US human []..

Former Space Shuttle Tech Spearheads Mercury Restoration Effort bi2280576 But Finds That Loving An Idea Sometimes Just Isn't Enough Nearly two years ago, Jen Scheer, former Space Shuttle Program technician, toured the launch complexes at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, adjacent to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). She visited a number of sites, but one particular stuck her mind. The site was Launch Complex 14, best known as the place where John Glenn lifted off ..

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Power restored to part of Orange Line after power outage bi2280576 Power was restored to the Orange Line morning after a 45-minute service disruption between Forest Hills and Ruggles, a spokesman for the MBTA said. Starting shortly before 8 a.m., shuttles provided alternate transportation, resulting 20- to 30-minute delays for commuters, said MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo

Natural gas fueling plans may spur vehicle growth bi2280576 The United States has record of natural gas and plenty of reasons to promote natural-gas powered cars, but consumers, manufacturers and fuel suppliers haven't shown much interest.Now, a major ..

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