Once in space, the Space Shuttle Orbiter became an autonomous space station, using a combination of powerful thrusters, advanced avionics, and life-support systems to maintain orbit. This video breaks ...
the oldest shuttle astronaut, back into space. Glenn, an original Mercury 7 astronaut and the first American to orbit Earth had previously flown on Friendship 7 in 1962. The STS-95 mission ...
The communications satellite successfully entered geosynchronous orbit and started service in time for the 1992 Summer Olympics. Endeavour was also the shuttle that ferried the first Hubble Space ...
The SpainSat NG-1 satellite launched right on time at 8:34 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A ... stage and satellite safely reached Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 first-stage booster used ...