Those were part of the space agency's Space Shuttle Orbiter Thermal Protection System (TPS ... is determined by how well the ...

They were taken during STS-88, the first space shuttle mission to the International ... does not extend to the Black Knight, a wayward thermal blanket that burned up in Earth's atmosphere more ...

Blankets made of silica and woven glass cover the outside, but areas that receive more heating on re-entry are shielded with ceramic tiles like those used on the space shuttle. The crew module ...

back to the top- Spacesuits for the space shuttle era are pressurized at 4.3 pounds per square inch (psi), but because the gas in the suit is 100 percent oxygen instead of 20 percent, the person ...

A unique spacewalk was conducted on Tuesday, as two Russian cosmonauts examined a hole that was found in the orbital module of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft. Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev were ...

This is the Ural Mir, named in honor of the Shuttle-Mir program ... uses reflective insulation and can be used as a rescue thermal blanket. In order to reduce rider fatigue due to wind pressure ...

The controller directly operates the engine, from diagnostics and checkout before firing, through thermal conditioning ... during that program. Former Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale ...

there were printers aboard the Space Shuttle, and the story behind them is fascinating. The push for printers in space came from the combined forces of NASA’s love for checklists and the need ...

At slower than a walking pace, the prototype that helped launch America’s space shuttle program paraded down Downey streets Thursday morning on its way to a temporary housing location in ...

The original full-size prototype design for the space shuttle traveled on a Downey street Thursday for a stop at a renovation facility before it lands at a museum. It looks like it could fly with ...

When ready for display, 'Inspiration' will go to the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California. The parts for a full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being ...

It’s missing a wing and the tail is a little janky, but jaws are sure to drop when a giant space shuttle cruises the streets ...