Astronomy
Sorry for the late update ......spacecraft Atlantis is back home on this Wednesday from its final mission and the landing was smooth.
My earlier post was on last inspection of Atlantis before landing. Atlantis has been on 32 flights. It was first launched in October 1985. It has made 5 military missions, 7 flights to the Russian Mir Space station and 11 to ISS ( International Space Station).
It is expected that someday Atlantis will be put in museum in ground.
- Astronauts In Atlantis To Make First Space Walk
In my previous post i wrote about Atlantis final journey in space . Now the astronauts in Shuttle Atlantis will do their first space walk in space. There are 6 crew members in Atlantis and they will be there till next week. It is said that mission specialists...
- Spot Shuttle Atlantis In Its Final Journey In Night Sky
Space Shuttle Atlantis has been a work force for mankind for the last 25 years. May be this Friday, Atlantis will be making its final journey to space before retiring. The stats of Atlantis says that Atlantis has spent 282 days in space, circled the globe...
- Crew Returns From Breathing New Life Into Hubble
Delayed two days by stormy Florida weather, the shuttle Atlantis glided to a California landing today, closing out a successful mission to overhaul the Hubble Space Telescope with a picture-perfect Mojave Desert touchdown....
- President Obama Hails Successful Hubble Repair
President Barack Obama called the crew of the shuttle Atlantis late Wednesday and congratulated the astronauts on the successful overhaul of the Hubble Space Telescope. He also promised to name a new NASA administrator soon, although he provided no clues...
- Shuttle Atlantis Blasting From Nasa
When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off on NASA's final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, the shuttle Endeavour and a four-man crew will be standing by for launch on a mission space agency managers hope will never be needed: an emergency...
Astronomy
Atlantis back to home from its final journey to space
Sorry for the late update ......spacecraft Atlantis is back home on this Wednesday from its final mission and the landing was smooth.
My earlier post was on last inspection of Atlantis before landing. Atlantis has been on 32 flights. It was first launched in October 1985. It has made 5 military missions, 7 flights to the Russian Mir Space station and 11 to ISS ( International Space Station).
It is expected that someday Atlantis will be put in museum in ground.
- Astronauts In Atlantis To Make First Space Walk
In my previous post i wrote about Atlantis final journey in space . Now the astronauts in Shuttle Atlantis will do their first space walk in space. There are 6 crew members in Atlantis and they will be there till next week. It is said that mission specialists...
- Spot Shuttle Atlantis In Its Final Journey In Night Sky
Space Shuttle Atlantis has been a work force for mankind for the last 25 years. May be this Friday, Atlantis will be making its final journey to space before retiring. The stats of Atlantis says that Atlantis has spent 282 days in space, circled the globe...
- Crew Returns From Breathing New Life Into Hubble
Delayed two days by stormy Florida weather, the shuttle Atlantis glided to a California landing today, closing out a successful mission to overhaul the Hubble Space Telescope with a picture-perfect Mojave Desert touchdown....
- President Obama Hails Successful Hubble Repair
President Barack Obama called the crew of the shuttle Atlantis late Wednesday and congratulated the astronauts on the successful overhaul of the Hubble Space Telescope. He also promised to name a new NASA administrator soon, although he provided no clues...
- Shuttle Atlantis Blasting From Nasa
When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off on NASA's final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, the shuttle Endeavour and a four-man crew will be standing by for launch on a mission space agency managers hope will never be needed: an emergency...