The Shuttle Flight That Did it All: Twenty Years Since STS-51 (Part 2)

By Ben Evans, on September 22nd, 2013

Jim Newman (left) and Carl Walz at work in Discovery’s payload bay during STS-51. Their EVA involved several key tool tests, ahead of the ambitious Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Photo Credit: NASA

In the entirety of its 30-year operational career, none of the voyages of the space shuttle could be truly described […]

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The Shuttle Flight That Did it All: Twenty Years Since STS-51 (Part 1)

By Ben Evans, on September 21st, 2013

Thanks to the camera aboard the ASTRO-SPAS payload, this remarkable view of Discovery drifting against the blue and white backdrop of Earth was acquired. Photo Credit: NASA

“T-30 seconds … “

The words of the launch commentator at the Kennedy Space Center on the morning of 12 August 1993 were calm and measured, […]

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Ride, Sally Ride: Thirty Years Since America's First Woman in Space (Part 2)

By Ben Evans, on June 16th, 2013

 

Sally Ride at work on Challenger’s flight deck during STS-7. Her mission opened the door for U.S. women to venture into orbit. Thirty years since her pioneering flight, her legacy is represented aboard the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg. Photo Credit: NASA

Next week marks the 30th anniversary of […]

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Ride, Sally Ride: Thirty Years Since America's First Woman in Space (Part 1)

By Ben Evans, on June 15th, 2013

As an astronaut and as an ambassador for science and exploration, Sally Ride created a lasting impact on society. Photo Credit: NASA

Next week marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of America’s first woman into space. On 18 June 1983, physicist Dr. Sally Ride rocketed into orbit aboard Challenger and followed in […]

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