We always have it on our list to learn more about Orbiter. If you haven’t seen ... you can very accurately model spacecraft like the Space Shuttle and have very realistic controls.

This mission – which was never carried out – would influence the design of the Space Shuttle orbiter more than any other mission. During this 90-minute mission, the Earth would rotate under ...

But the Americans weren’t the only nation to develop a reusable orbiter. The Soviets made one too, and it was known as the ...

The three parts that made up the space shuttle were the orbiter - the part that resembled an aeroplane, the large orange external tank and the 2 solid rocket boosters.

a smooth countdown to launch Space Shuttle Mission STS-93, a five-person crew, and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory abruptly ended twenty years ago just before ignition of Orbiter Columbia’s three ...

Before leaving the space shuttle to perform tasks in space ... emergency situation in which the crew must parachute from the orbiter. The suit has inflatable bladders that fill it with oxygen ...

Nicole Stott, a 1992 UCF graduate, flew twice on Space Shuttle Discovery — first on STS-128 in 2009 and then the orbiter’s final flight, STS-133, in 2011 — all the while spending 91 days in ...

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who’ve been at the space station since June, will return to Earth along with two Crew-9 astronauts.

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months, have ...