By Ben Evans, on August 9th, 2015 Discovery touches down at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on 9 August 2005. Ten years ago, today, STS-114 marked the Return to Flight (RTF) of the shuttle fleet after the Columbia tragedy and opened the door for the completion of the International Space Station (ISS). Photo Credit: NASA
Ten years ago, today, Space […]
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By Ben Evans, on August 8th, 2015 Discovery sits on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on 9 August 2005, after completing STS-114, the first post-Columbia shuttle mission. Photo Credit: NASA
Ten years have now passed since the first space shuttle streaked safely back to Earth on 9 August 2005, in the aftermath of the Columbia disaster. The […]
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By Emily Carney, on September 9th, 2014 The Space Store is poised for its grand opening on Friday, Sept. 12, at 5 p.m. Manager and artist Tim Gagnon designed its new logo, pictured here. Image Credit: Tim Gagnon for The Space Store
The Space Store, previously located in Englewood, Colo., has moved to a new location in Brevard County’s Cocoa […]
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By Emily Carney, on July 23rd, 2014 The STS-93 crew poses with a model of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. This shuttle mission also entered into the history books for having the first female commander (Eileen Collins, here joined by Steven Hawley, Jerry Ashby, Michel Tognini, and Cady Coleman). Photo Credit: NASA
The 2009 book Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared […]
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