SpaceNews

Interior Secretary Norton and NASA Administrator O’Keefe Announce “Columbia Point” in Honor of Space Shuttle Columbia

(WASHINGTON) – Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton and NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe today announced the naming of Columbia Point, a 13,980-foot mountain peak in Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains, ...
Forbes

Space Shuttle Discovery Would Need To Be Dismantled For Planned Move

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) would need to be cut into ...
SlashGear

How NASA Space Shuttle Tiles Work To Protect Against Extreme Heat

A NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter re-enters the Earth's atmosphere at about 75 miles above sea level and speeds close to 17,500 mph. When slowing down to its landing speed of about 215 mph, the orbiter's ...
MutualArt.com

A superb and spectacular view of the interior of the payload bay of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-43) in this scene, in reverse over the southern two-thirds of the ...

View A superb and spectacular view of the interior of the payload bay of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-43) in this scene, in reverse over the southern two-thirds of the Florida peninsula ...
CNN

The space shuttle was revolutionary for its time. What went wrong?

The CNN Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight” uncovers the events that ultimately led to disaster. The four-part documentary concludes at 9 p.m. ET/PT Sunday. Upon its inception, ...