Parking The Shuttles

In case you didn't hear where they are going;
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/shuttle_station/features/shuttle_homes.html

747's Fly In Formation

Probably a first and last..


Cool, thanks NASA!

Shuttle Docked To ISS Video

Never to be filmed again. I wish it was HD, still cool though..

Shuttle Atlantis Launch Videos

If you are a space nerd, these have some fascinating moments;

Retiring The Shuttle Is A Good Thing

A guy at work today asked me how close the ISS/Shuttle are to the Moon when in Orbit. So I made a graph showing the distance from earth of both (view full size).

So as the shuttle winds down, we start work on Orion:


When it's nearly ready, NASA will propose a mission. Something bigger, and much much farther than the moon.
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Space Shuttle Retrospective

Watch it in HD..full screen. Final launch is Friday morning.

Space Shuttle Distances

Thank you BBC!

click to enlarge.

Very nice graphic...

Endeavour Final Launch Video

I have never seen the view from the booster rockets, looking up and down. At the moment of booster separation, watch the far right frame. Damn cool!

Endeavour Docked With ISS (Pics)

Never happened before, and we will never see this on film again. A once in "forever" chance, for the departing Soyuz (Expedition 27) to catch it.

More pics below..

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/e27depart.html

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Shuttle Launch From Booster POV, To Splashdown..

Watch the fuller screen video, cool..

Endeavour Launch HD

Safe Home Endeavour!

Final launch at 3:30(ish) EST tomorrow. Watch here; http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv