STS-135: Shuttle’s Final Launch and the Beginning of a New Era
Space Shuttle Atlantis’ STS-135 mission launched from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on July 8, 2011 and was the last space shuttle mission.
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Heat Shield Milestone Complete for First Orion Mission with Crew
Heat Shield Milestone Complete for First Orion Mission with Crew
Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently finished meticulously applying more than 180 blocks of ablative material to the heat shield for the Orion spacecraft.
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Jupiter’s Magnificent Swirling Clouds
Jupiter’s Magnificent Swirling Clouds
A multitude of magnificent, swirling clouds in Jupiter’s dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft.
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Upgrading the Space Station Is All in a Day’s Work
Upgrading the Space Station Is All in a Day’s Work
NASA astronaut Robert Behnken works during the Wednesday, July 1, 2020, six-hour and one-minute spacewalk to swap an aging nickel-hydrogen battery for a new lithium-ion battery on the International Space Station’s Starboard-6 truss structure.
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July 4, 1997: Sojourner Arrives on the Red Planet
July 4, 1997: Sojourner Arrives on the Red Planet
Hitching a ride on the Mars Pathfinder mission, the Sojourner rover arrived on Mars on July 4, 1997.
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