NASA Announces New Homes for Space Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement
Posted by brandoniswrite on April 25, 2011
After 30 years of spaceflight, more than 130 missions, and numerous science and technology firsts, NASA‘s space shuttle fleet will retire and be on display at institutions across the country to inspire the next generation of explorers and engineers. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Tuesday announced the facilities where four shuttle orbiters will be displayed [...]
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NASA Announces New Homes for Space Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 23, 2010
Enterprise, first Space Shuttle Orbiter, is pictured at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Credit: NASA/Renee Bouchard After 30 years of spaceflight, more than 130 missions, and numerous science and technology firsts, NASA‘s space shuttle fleet will retire and be on display at institutions across the [...]
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NASA Announces New Homes for Space Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 13, 2010
After 30 years of spaceflight, more than 130 missions, and numerous science and technology firsts, NASA’s space shuttle fleet will retire and be on display at institutions across the country to inspire the next generation of explorers and engineers. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Tuesday announced the facilities where four shuttle orbiters will be displayed [...]
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Retirement locations announced for NASA orbiters
Posted by brandoniswrite on August 8, 2010
The planned 0 million shuttle Atlantis exhibit in Florida. (KSCVC)NASA announced today the locations in which the three surviving space shuttle orbiters will be housed following their retirement this year.In a ceremony at the Kennedy Space Center to mark the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch, NASA administrator Charlie F. Bolden laid out [...]
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