BBC ON THIS DAY | 29 | 1988: Shuttle blasts US back into space The space shuttle, Discovery, lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1637 BST after a 90-minute delay due to unsuitable weather conditions Half a million people in the streets around the Kennedy Space Center watched the take-off, which Nasa said went without a hitch
BBC ON THIS DAY | 24 | 1990: Hubble telescope takes off for space The American space agency Nasa has successfully launched the space shuttle Discovery from Cape Canaveral in Florida on its historic mission to carry the Hubble space telescope into orbit 380 miles (611 5 km) above the Earth The telescope will operate from high above the atmosphere, thus avoiding the interference which limits ground-based telescopes It will be able to see up to the edge of
How to Make a Vertical Stabilizer for a Model Space Shuttle Discovery A user shared a picture of a battery-operated model of the Space Shuttle Discovery, which is missing its vertical stabilizer but features lights and sounds The model has opening bay doors, but it does not include a movable mechanical arm Discussions highlighted the model's details, including the landing gear and wing leading edge tiles The conversation also touched on the history of the
Calculating Space Shuttle Velocity: Astronaut Melroys Historic Flight Homework Statement Problem Statement: Astronaut Pam Melroy, history's 3rd woman space shuttle pilot, flew the space shuttle discovery to the International Space Station to complete construction in October of 2000 To undock from the space station, Pilot Melroy released goooks holding the 2
BBC NEWS | Science Nature | Astronaut fixes shuttle problem Nasa hopes a makeshift repair carried out to US space shuttle Discovery makes a safe return to Earth more likely "We've got a clear vehicle for de-orbit," said lead flight director Paul Hill, after astronaut Stephen Robinson finished a six-hour spacewalk The astronaut used his hands to yank out
Space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Florida - BBC News The space shuttle Discovery has blasted off on its mission to the International Space Station (ISS) The shuttle, on one of the final missions before the programme is shut down at the end of 2010, is hauling equipment and supplies to the station The astronauts are due to carry out three spacewalks
BBC ON THIS DAY | 28 | 1986: Seven dead in space shuttle disaster The American space shuttle, Challenger, has exploded killing all seven astronauts on board The five men and two women - including the first teacher in space - were just over a minute into their flight from Cape Canaveral in Florida when the Challenger blew up The astronauts' families, at the airbase, and millions of Americans witnessed the world's worst space disaster live on TV The danger
BBC ON THIS DAY | 7 | 1998: Oldest astronaut back on Earth American senator John Glenn, the world's oldest astronaut, has landed back on Earth after an historic nine-day mission In 1962 Mr Glenn became the first American in orbit in a Friendship 7 capsule that took five hours to circle the Earth three times before crash-landing into the Caribbean Today the 77-year-old astronaut and his six crew mates aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery glided safely