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'Dying All Tensed-Up': 30 Years Since the Troubled Secret Mission of STS-27

By Ben Evans, on December 9th, 2018

Atlantis roars to orbit on the morning of 2 December 1988, 30 years ago today. Photo Credit: NASA

Thirty years ago, at 9:30 a.m. EST on 2 December 1988, Atlantis rocketed into crystal-blue Florida skies to begin the second shuttle mission in the wake of the Challenger tragedy. Two months earlier, her sister […]

On Opposing Sides of Tragedy: Remembering Atlantis on 30th Anniversary of Maiden Flight (Part 3)

By Ben Evans, on October 5th, 2015

Jerry Ross participates in the assembly of the EASE and ACCESS structures on Mission 61B in the fall of 1985. Ross became the first person to fly Atlantis twice and three times and is the only human to have flown her on as many as five occasions. Photo Credit: NASA, via Joachim Becker/SpaceFacts.de

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Astronauts Shannon Lucid and Jerry Ross to Be Honored With Hall of Fame Induction

By Emily Carney, on February 20th, 2014

Astronauts Jerry Ross and Dr. Shannon Lucid will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 3. Image Credit: The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation website

A Shuttle-Mir veteran and a spacewalking virtuoso will join the ranks of other spaceflight legends on the afternoon of Saturday, May 3, at the Kennedy Space […]

On @ The 90: Atlantis Exhibit's Opening Highlights NASA's Malaise

By Jason Rhian, on July 5th, 2013

Yesterday’s opening of the Atlantis Exhibit unleashed a swell of emotions from most in attendance. It was a time to reflect on the past as well as the future. Photo Credit: Jason Rhian / AmericaSpace

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla — As a former soldier and law enforcement officer, I am not one who […]

Space Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit Opens at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

By Jason Rhian, on June 30th, 2013

Fanfa […]

Space Shuttle Atlantis Ready for Mission 34: To Enthuse and Inspire at KSCVC

By Ben Evans, on June 28th, 2013

Atlantis—veteran of 33 space missions between October 1985 and July 2011—is about to embark on her 34th and perhaps most important mission of all: to inspire a new generation of explorers. Photo Credit: Alan Walters / awaltersphoto.com

On Saturday, 29 June, after months of fanfare and almost two years since last exposed to […]

Into the Black: NASA’s Secret Shuttle Missions – Part Two

By Ben Evans, on January 30th, 2012

This is the second in a series of articles concerning NASA’s secret shuttle missions. This one in particular highlights an issue – that would later come back to haunt NASA. Photo Credit: NASA

The Secret History of NASA’s Middle Child: Part 2: A Lingering Mystery

Before the loss of Challenger in January […]

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