Life BrieflyLA's new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center displays the space shuttle Endeavour vertically in a dramatic stainless-steel tower for an awe-inspiring museum experience.
Daniel PomarèdeOn this day 45 years ago: touchdown of the first Space Shuttle Mission
April 14, 1981, Columbia (STS-1) lands on Rogers dry lake at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California to successfully complete a stay in space of more than two days.
#SpaceShuttle #STS1 #Columbia #space #science #history #HistoryOfScience #NASA #OTD #astrodon
Alaska Headline LivingBruce McCandless' untethered spacewalk wasn't just iconic. It tested repairs later used to save classified payloads mid-orbit. Public saw magic. Insiders knew the real stakes. 🌌
Shuttle's secret legacy lives in Artemis. 👉🏿 https://tinyurl.com/wruk8ufe
#BruceMcCandless #SpaceShuttle #ArtemisII #NASA #Science #Space #Discovery
Shuttle's secret legacy lives in Artemis. 👉🏿 https://tinyurl.com/wruk8ufe
#BruceMcCandless #SpaceShuttle #ArtemisII #NASA #Science #Space #Discovery
Fucina Fibonacci45 anni fa il primo lancio (che ricordo di aver visto in #TV). #SpaceShuttle, storia dell'iconica navetta spaziale della #NASA https://www.geopop.it/lo-space-shuttle-storia-delliconica-navetta-spaziale-della-nasa/
Space Shuttle, storia dell’iconica navetta spaziale della NASA
Lo Space Shuttle della NASA è tuttora uno dei simboli del volo spaziale, a più di 10 anni dalla dismissione del programma. Pensato per ridurre i costi del trasporto in orbita, venne abbandonato nel 2011 perché il programma non riuscì a mantenere il suo obiettivo.
AstronomiemuseumHeute (12.04.2026) vor...
...45 Jahren, Start von STS-1 (Space Shuttle Columbia)
...45 Jahren, Start von #Spaceshuttle Columbia
...65 Jahren, Start von Wostok 1 (1. bemannter Flug)
...175 Jahren, wurde Edward Walter Maunder geboren
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦Last night after watching the Artemis II crew splashdown, I explained to our son that we used to be able to land our shuttle like an airplane. The whole "I Dream of Jeannie" splashdown process feels so retro for this Gen X-er. 🚀
"Welcome Back!" Discovery Lands Safely at Kennedy
"Welcome Back!" Discovery Lands Safely at Kennedy
R.L. Dane 
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The #SpaceShuttle used hyoergolics for the RCS and OMS. They had a cleaning procedure that had to take place after touchdown and before the hatch was opened.
I'm guessing the sea takes care of that.
I know the Russians have non-hypergolic RCS, (somehow) using gaseous kerosene, but I dont know about anything else.
Wikipedia says the service module uses hyoergolic fuel, but doesn't talk about the capsule's RCS fuel.
This article implies the capsule uses hypergolics, but it's not very clear: https://trendsmask.com/how-much-fuel-is-in-the-orion-capsule-532483.html
T. J. BombadilAmongst all the cool things happening with #Artemis2, they have with them the moon #flag which was to have flown on the surface in 1973 during the canceled Apollo 18 flight. This same flag has also flown on STS1 and 135 (first and last #SpaceShuttle flights) as well as the first Crew Dragon flight. That flag has seen some things!
Spaceflight 🚀
schaefernoske#art #mastoart #illustration #kleinekunstklasse #surrealism #space #spaceshuttle #moon #artemis
Für die Mondmission „Artemis“ halten sich gerade Menschen im Weltraum auf. Deshalb zum Thema Raumfahrt meine Zeichnung „Emigration to Another Planet“.
Für die Mondmission „Artemis“ halten sich gerade Menschen im Weltraum auf. Deshalb zum Thema Raumfahrt meine Zeichnung „Emigration to Another Planet“.
