Category: Space
Enterprise Enjoying Last Flight
Space shuttle Enterprise took to the air Friday morning (April 27) for the first time in more than a quarter century, but the two hour flight is also to be its last. Its final destination: the Big Apple.
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Enterprise had been on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center since December 2003. It arrived in Washington 18 years earlier on Nov. 18, 1985, completing what was thought by many to be its final landing. While the shuttle never flew in space, it performed vital approach and landing tests in the late 1970s.
On Core Rope Memory
I had heard about Apollo’s “LOL memory,” but hadn’t seen a photo until today.
On Almost Losing Discovery
39 Missions
Did you know Discovery had more flights than any other spacecraft ever built? Learn more about the shuttle here.
Space Shuttle Discovery Visits DC
Farewell, Shuttle Carrier Aircrafts
Now an iconic craft in its own right, with more than 800 flights in service to NASA, the original of two SCAs will embark on the first of its final ferry flights next week. Known as NASA 905, referring to its tail number, the 747 will deliver space shuttle Discovery to Washington, D.C. on April 17 for public display by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
Dismantling the Shuttles
Amazon CEO Plans to Recover Apollo 11 Rockets From Sea Floor
Billionaire Jeff Bezos announced plans to recover from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean at least one of the F–1 engines that carried the Apollo 11 rocket into space.
Founder and CEO of Amazon.com, Bezos already has his hands in several extreme undertakings, such as the private spaceflight company Blue Origin.
Bezos reported March 28 on his blog that a team of engineers has recently used state-of-the-art deep-sea sonar and found the Apollo 11 engines lying 14,000 feet below the ocean’s surface. He wrote that he is currently making plans to raise them.
NASA Dissecting Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavour
‘Riding the Booster’
NASA Hacked 13 Times in 2011
NASA said hackers stole employee credentials and gained access to mission-critical projects last year in 13 major network breaches that could compromise U.S. national security.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Inspector General Paul Martin testified before Congress this week on the breaches, which appear to be among the more significant in a string of security problems for federal agencies.
via The Loop