When foam debris crippled Columbia during re-entry, NASA's classified contingency plan outlined a desperate mission to launch Atlantis as a rescue shuttle. Appendix D13 reveals the extraordinary ...
Nevertheless, this rocket, named “Nell,” represented a historic achievement that would help launch the modern age of ...
Explore NASA's rich history and even feel the rumble of a launch at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.
Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew of seven astronauts were lost after the shuttle broke apart during reentry. Columbia was just 16 minutes from landing at the Kennedy Space Center, when Mission ...
A view from above of Atlantis' 60-foot-long payload bay. Atlantis' aft section as viewed from the side. The reflective insulation would normally be covered by one of the shuttle's two orbital ...