Discovery Astronauts Depart Space Station, Look to Wednesday Landing
Discovery’s astronauts departed the International Space Station early Monday, setting sail on the homestretch of the storied orbiter’s final mission. The 12 U. S. Russian and Italian astronauts aboard the two spacecraft parted company at 7 a.m., EST, as...Discovery, Space Station Crews Say Goodbye
The crews of the shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station parted company on Sunday after a heartfelt farewell. Hatches between the two spacecraft were closed just before 4 p.m., EST, separating Discovery’s six NASA astronauts from the...Discovery’s Spacewalkers Tackle Space Station Maintenance Duties
Discovery spacewalkers Steve Bowen and Al Drew marched through a long list of maintenance tasks outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, adding to the unfolding success of the storied shuttle orbiter’s final flight. They vented a failed thermal control...Station Family Portrait Vetoed, Last Module for U. S. Segment Installed
The International Space Station “family portrait” that NASA has been hoping for before shuttle Discovery departed the orbital outpost for the last time was nixed on Tuesday by Russia. The March 5 photo shoot, using three astronauts with cameras in the...Discovery’s Spacewalkers Engage in Heavy Lifting
Update: Monday 5:45 p.m. EST Monday’s 6.5 hour spacewalk concluded at 5:20 p.m., EST,with an unusual educational activity. Al Drew, left, “filled” an air tight metal canister with the vacuum of space. The container was provided by the Japan...Discovery Arrives at Space Station, Joining 12 Astronauts
The shuttle Discovery successfully docked with the International Space Station on Saturday, joining a dozen U. S., Russian and Italian astronauts for a week of construction work, cargo transfers and spacewalks. The linkup unfolded at 2:14 p.m., EST, as the two...Eager Discovery Astronauts Awaken to First Full Day in Orbit
Shuttle Discovery’s crew of six astronauts raced toward a linkup with the International Space Station on Friday, as they carefully scanned the heat shielding on the wings and nose of the spacecraft for signs of damage from their drama-tinged lift off from the...Smooth Discovery Countdown Underway
Update: 5:15 p.m. EST Discovery successfully lifted off at 4:53 p.m, EST But there was some drama during the final minutes of the countdown, as the U. S. Air Force Eastern Range, which is responsible for radar tracking of the shuttle, addressed a problem with their...Discovery “Go” to Enter Final Count on Thursday
The weather outlook remained favorable on Wednesday, as NASA readied the shuttle Discovery for her final flight, an 11-day assembly and supply mission to the International Space Station with a crew of six astronauts. Lift off of Discovery was set for Thursday at...Space Talk
Did you know the @Space_Station is restocked with food every 60 to 90 days? During these resupply missions, @NASA can send a wide variety of food items including fresh foods, pizza kits, and even real ice cream!
Stop by the NASA exhibit at the Great American State Fair all week
Did you know the @Space_Station is restocked with food every 60 to 90 days? During these resupply missions, @NASA can send a wide variety of food items including fresh foods, pizza kits, and even real ice cream!
Stop by the NASA exhibit at the Great American State Fair all week
HiRISE 3D: A Possible Eroded Dyke System in Atlantis Chaos
These dykes would be intruding into sediments of probable lacustrine origin, deposited in this basin of the southern cratered highlands.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_092224_1450_ESP_092593_1450_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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Joe Engle—age 32—flew the X-15 OTD in 1965 to an altitude of more than 50 miles, qualifying for astronaut wings under the USAF definition.
He was selected to become a NASA astronaut the following year and was the only person to have flown both the X-15 and the Space Shuttle.
@NASAhistory Sorry I don't know this, did I fly the shuttle to space, or did he only fly the pictured Enterprise?
@TNCannuck In addition to flying a few of the Approach and Landing Tests aboard Enterprise, Engle commanded the second shuttle mission (STS-2) aboard Columbia as well as STS-51I aboard Discovery.