Twelfth in a series by John Hanchette All day long, the Internet and television have been full of sound and no little fury over the moth-balling of our shuttle fleet and, realistically […]
The Shuttle program rolls to a close – now what?: one scientist remembers his winding path and thinks about the future
Tenth in a series by Michael Pecaut For most people, there seems to be a period in life when they have to decide what they really want to do. Become a doctor […]
Atlantis makes final touchdown
Eleventh in a series
From Kitty Hawk to Cape Canaveral
Eighth in a series It’s the village of Kill Devil Hills now, but once upon a time, this open field and grass-covered sand dune had been part of Kitty Hawk—a place made […]
Remembering the Space Shuttle: laying out page 1
Seventh in a series By Patrick Vecchio When the space shuttle Challenger burst into a fireball of horror and history on January 28, 1986, I wasn’t watching the live broadcast. In that […]
The launch of STS-135 (from about as close as you want to get)
Sixth in a series by Michael Pecaut On Friday, I was one of the million or so people to see the launch of STS-135 live. More than that, I was one of […]
Remembering the Space Shuttle: Columbia – the road trip
Fifth in a series by Evan Robinson Thirty years ago last April, six of us set out from Lake Geneva, WI, in two cars. We had told our bosses that we were […]
NASA, American exceptionalism, and me: older, and less viable
Fourth in a series As a child turning teen in the late 1950s, the black-and-white RCA in the living room received only three channels … well, four, but we didn’t watch PBS. […]
Three historic space shuttle launches
Third in a series STS-1: Columbia
The Space Shuttle: first thoughts on the end of an era
Second in a series. I just watched the space shuttle Atlantis take flight for the last time, and I’m trying to figure out why I feel so much like I did after […]
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