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Pima Air and Space Museum
Space Shuttle Challenger Model
The shuttle was designed to launch as a rocket, orbit as a spacecraft, and land as an airplane, It was the first reusable manned spacecraft and was launched by two reusable solid rocket boosters.
The Space Shuttle Challenger was the second orbiter utilized by NASA's Space Shuttle Program. The Challenger's first flight, STS-6, launched on April 4, 1983. During its service, Challenger mission accomplishments include completion of the first spacewalk of the shuttle program, launching the first Tracking and Data Relay System (TDRS) satellite, and carrying the first American woman into space. Challenger completed nine missions before being destroyed on the tenth. On January 28, 1986, 73 seconds into its launch, the shuttle exploded due to faulty solid rocket booster O-rings, killing all seven crew members. The live broadcast of the explosion shocked the nation and halted all NASA launches for two years.
Pima Air and Space Museum
Space Shuttle Challenger Model
The shuttle was designed to launch as a rocket, orbit as a spacecraft, and land as an airplane, It was the first reusable manned spacecraft and was launched by two reusable solid rocket boosters.
The Space Shuttle Challenger was the second orbiter utilized by NASA's Space Shuttle Program. The Challenger's first flight, STS-6, launched on April 4, 1983. During its service, Challenger mission accomplishments include completion of the first spacewalk of the shuttle program, launching the first Tracking and Data Relay System (TDRS) satellite, and carrying the first American woman into space. Challenger completed nine missions before being destroyed on the tenth. On January 28, 1986, 73 seconds into its launch, the shuttle exploded due to faulty solid rocket booster O-rings, killing all seven crew members. The live broadcast of the explosion shocked the nation and halted all NASA launches for two years.
April 20, 2012 Got a first peek at the Discovery in her new home before they opened the museum to the public. It is a real contrast to the stark white Enterprise that used to be here.
Talk about lucky... I was in Orlando for Tech Ed and NASA was planning a launch on the last day of the conference. So, I drove over there and was very lucky to be able to catch a launch. This was taken right on the shore in the back yard of some guy's house, but there were a lot of people that "just showed up"... so we did, too!
March 1983, on a state visit of the US, HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip visit Rockwell's Downey plant in California, and see the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis under construction.
They will get together at 20:18 JST, 7:18 EDT.....
STS 114 : Space Shuttle Discovery
IIS (ZARYA) : International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis' main engines and solid rocket boosters ignite on Launch Pad 39A leaving behind a billow of steam and smoke as it lifts off past the tower on its 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 International Space 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 will be 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/Sandra Joseph and Kevin O'Connell