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I remember assembling an Estes model rocket kit that described the lifting body research at NASA. I believe the lifting body research was a precursor to the space shuttle program, and had some impact on the space shuttle design decisions.
In der Mitte der Kamin des alten Kraftwerks Westerholt in Gelsenkirchen. Davor die Kamine des neuen Fernwärmekraftweks.
Vehicle Assembly Building.
The place is huge, you don't get a sense of the size from the picture. The tour guide said our bus could drive up one of the stripes without touching the sides of the stripe.
Not really pleased with the shots I got, but thrilled to have witnessed the final flight of the Endeavour as it comes to live here in Los Angeles
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis lifts off out of billows of smoke and flame from Launch Pad 39A on its way to space on the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis with its crew of four; Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, lifted off at 11:29 a.m. EDT on July 8, 2011 to deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts for the station. Atlantis also will fly the Robotic Refueling Mission experiment that will investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites in orbit. In addition, Atlantis will return with a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135 is the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135.... Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Tom Farrar