Endeavour which flew its final flight on STS-134 is now in OPF-2 (Orbiter Processing Facility 2) where it is being readied for being turned over to the California Science Museum in September 2012. As NASA did with the shuttle Discovery, the media was invited to have a look around on March 7, 2012 including visits [...]
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The Endeavour / On board, and a discussion of Shuttle Tile maintenance
Posted in atlantis, discovery, endeavour, johnson space center, orbiter processing facility #2, shuttle hangar, space shuttle, STS-134, tagged atlantis, buddy mckenzie, Discovery, endeavour, interview, johnson space center, kennedy space center, maintenance, pete crow, peter michael crow, problems, replacing shuttle tiles, shuttle ties, smithsonian, space shuttle, water and shuttle tiles, when does the shuttle go to the smithsonian on March 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Houston / Your Space Shuttle is on the Way == (MAP of ROUTE)
Posted in explorer, johnson space center, map, tagged escort, explorer, galveston, houston, how is the shuttle moved?, kennedy space center, kennedy space center map, ksc, map, nasa, patricia christian, pete crow, peter crow, peter m crow, public relations, seine harbour, seine harbour productions, space shuttle mockup, visitor center, which shuttle will be on display in houston? on December 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
On Sunday, December 11, 2011, the high fidelity Space Shuttle mockup that has been at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor’s Center was moved 5.6 miles from the Visitor’s Center to the Media Press Site 39 parking lot adjacent to the turning basin. In March this shuttle, known as “Explorer” while at the Kennedy Space Center, [...]
The Atlantis has returned to its hangar, OPF-2
Posted in atlantis, johnson space center, STS-135, tagged atlantis, ellington field, final celebration, hangar 990, houston, landing, sts-135, where will the shuttle atlantis go? on July 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Thursday, 4 pm, July 21, 2011 The crew of STS-135 / Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed shortly before 6 am on their first orbit opportunity on July 21, 2011, on runway 15 in Florida. After safeing the vehicle, a press conference was held on the runway, and then Atlantis was towed back to Orbiter Processing [...]
STS-135 / Atlantis … Docking w/ISS / Sunday July 10, 2011
Posted in international space station, johnson space center, space shuttle, STS-135, tagged atlantis, docking, docking with iss, houston, international space station, johnson space center, mission control, pictures, sts-135 on July 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
. . . . . . NASA-TV does a superb job of providing on-going 24/7 coverage from the Mission Control Center, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. To quickly access their site, go HERE. . Current header Photograph. International Space Station from docking hatch of the Shuttle Atlantis during docking. ISS is about 600 feet from [...]
The Space Shuttle Flight Simulators
Posted in international space station, johnson space center, space shuttle, STS-135, tagged commander, docking, flight simulator, houston, how does shuttle dock with the international space station?, international space station, iss, johnson space center, landing, pete crow, peter crow, peter michael crow, pilot, seine harbour productions, seine/harbour productions, simulators, space shuttle, where are the NASA flight simulators?, where do astronauts train?, who docks the shuttle?, who undocks the shuttle? on July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Astronauts train both at Johnson Space Center, and in Russia. Language on the International Space Station is both in English and Russian. Astronauts must be fluent in both. After the STS-135 NASA Mission, the United States will have no way back to the ISS except on the Russian Soyuz. The tab will be $55-million per [...]
Pre-Launch Briefings, STS-135 // Houston // June 30, 2011
Posted in apollo 13, johnson space center, STS-135, tagged apollo 13, apollo 13 warning panal, cafeteria, johnson space center, starport cafe, sts-135 on July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On June 30, 2011, NASA began two days of briefings for the media at Johnson Space Center, Houston. On June 30 a detailed day by day walk-through of the mission, to be launched on July 8, an overview of the entire shuttle program (which ends with this mission) and extensive interviews with the four astronauts [...]
