Space Shuttle program | National Air and Space Museum
3 Mar 2025 at 7:03pm
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit.
Sally Ride - National Air and Space Museum
25 Feb 2025 at 6:20pm
On June 18, 1983, Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space. Ride joined NASA in 1978, one of the first six women to be selected by NASA as astronauts. She was named a mission specialist for Space Shuttle Challenger's STS-7 mission in 1983 and flew on a second mission (STS-41G) in 1984.
Thermal Blanket, Space Shuttle - National Air and Space Museum
3 Mar 2025 at 6:25am
This is a sample thermal blanket like those covering most of the Space Shuttle fuselage, upper wings, and vertical tail. A standard blanket is a square, but this is one of the many irregular shapes needed to fit various parts of the vehicle's surface.
Model, Space Shuttle, McDonnell Douglas / Martin Marietta Reusable ...
5 Jan 2025 at 1:34am
NASA studied this McDonnell Douglas/Martin Marietta concept for a fully reusable space transportation system during the Shuttle research effort in 1969-1972. This two-stage system featured two piloted fly-back vehicles, a swept-wing booster and a delta-wing orbiter, both with large internal liquid propellant tanks visible in the cutaway.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | National Air and Space Museum
4 Mar 2025 at 2:52pm
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery, a Blackbird SR-71, and a Concorde, in two large hangars. Hours 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
The Soviet Buran Shuttle: One Flight, Long History
3 Mar 2025 at 7:03pm
These reports began speculation that the Soviet Union was trying to build a shuttle to match the U.S. one. Amid much international speculation and after many delays, the Soviet Union launched the Buran (Snowstorm), its first full-scale reusable space shuttle, on November 15, 1988. Although they tested the Buran extensively in the Earth's ...
Slide, Emergency Egress, Space Shuttle
22 Dec 2024 at 2:48am
If necessary, a shuttle crew would activate the slide by positioning its container on the frame of the open hatch, then pulling a lanyard to inflate the slide for a quick and safe exit. NASA added crew escape equipment to all orbiters after the 1986 Challenger tragedy.
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
10 Jan 2025 at 3:16am
Space Shuttle Discovery on display in the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.
Model, Space Shuttle, Columbia, 1:100
8 Jan 2025 at 9:16am
The Shuttle lived up to its reputation as a "workhorse" by carrying out many missions to the International Space Station. McDonnell Douglas gave this Shuttle model, with a space station model, to the Museum in 1988. Display Status. This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Remembering the Challenger Seven - National Air and Space Museum
2 Mar 2025 at 3:01pm
Smith was selected as a NASA astronaut in May 1980, and a year later, after completing further training, he received an assignment as a Space Shuttle pilot, the position he occupied aboard Challenger. This mission was his first space flight. Judith A. Resnik was one of three mission specialists on Challenger. Born on April 5, 1949 in Akron ...
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3 Mar 2025 at 7:03pm
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit.
Sally Ride - National Air and Space Museum
25 Feb 2025 at 6:20pm
On June 18, 1983, Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space. Ride joined NASA in 1978, one of the first six women to be selected by NASA as astronauts. She was named a mission specialist for Space Shuttle Challenger's STS-7 mission in 1983 and flew on a second mission (STS-41G) in 1984.
Thermal Blanket, Space Shuttle - National Air and Space Museum
3 Mar 2025 at 6:25am
This is a sample thermal blanket like those covering most of the Space Shuttle fuselage, upper wings, and vertical tail. A standard blanket is a square, but this is one of the many irregular shapes needed to fit various parts of the vehicle's surface.
Model, Space Shuttle, McDonnell Douglas / Martin Marietta Reusable ...
5 Jan 2025 at 1:34am
NASA studied this McDonnell Douglas/Martin Marietta concept for a fully reusable space transportation system during the Shuttle research effort in 1969-1972. This two-stage system featured two piloted fly-back vehicles, a swept-wing booster and a delta-wing orbiter, both with large internal liquid propellant tanks visible in the cutaway.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | National Air and Space Museum
4 Mar 2025 at 2:52pm
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery, a Blackbird SR-71, and a Concorde, in two large hangars. Hours 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
The Soviet Buran Shuttle: One Flight, Long History
3 Mar 2025 at 7:03pm
These reports began speculation that the Soviet Union was trying to build a shuttle to match the U.S. one. Amid much international speculation and after many delays, the Soviet Union launched the Buran (Snowstorm), its first full-scale reusable space shuttle, on November 15, 1988. Although they tested the Buran extensively in the Earth's ...
Slide, Emergency Egress, Space Shuttle
22 Dec 2024 at 2:48am
If necessary, a shuttle crew would activate the slide by positioning its container on the frame of the open hatch, then pulling a lanyard to inflate the slide for a quick and safe exit. NASA added crew escape equipment to all orbiters after the 1986 Challenger tragedy.
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
10 Jan 2025 at 3:16am
Space Shuttle Discovery on display in the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.
Model, Space Shuttle, Columbia, 1:100
8 Jan 2025 at 9:16am
The Shuttle lived up to its reputation as a "workhorse" by carrying out many missions to the International Space Station. McDonnell Douglas gave this Shuttle model, with a space station model, to the Museum in 1988. Display Status. This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Remembering the Challenger Seven - National Air and Space Museum
2 Mar 2025 at 3:01pm
Smith was selected as a NASA astronaut in May 1980, and a year later, after completing further training, he received an assignment as a Space Shuttle pilot, the position he occupied aboard Challenger. This mission was his first space flight. Judith A. Resnik was one of three mission specialists on Challenger. Born on April 5, 1949 in Akron ...
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