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NASA Announces Space Shuttle Program Update

NASA managers will brief media about the Space Shuttle Program and the next mission (STS-121), at 2 p.m. EST, Tuesday at the press site at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. It will air live on the Web ...
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Timeline: NASA's 30-year space shuttle program winding down

(Reuters) - U.S. space agency NASA is ending its shuttle program this summer after two more missions. Shuttle Endeavour is due to launch on Friday on a mission to deliver a high-profile ...

There Are Good Reasons Why NASA Stopped Using The Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle program was a great idea in concept, but flawed execution led to its demise. Here are the problems it ...
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Boeing Names Former NASA Engineer to Head Space Shuttle Program

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 28, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has named veteran NASA space shuttle engineer John P. Mulholland its new Space Shuttle vice president and program manager. With more ...

Elton John's 'Rocket Man' Became NASA's Most-Played Wake-Up Song in Space

Wake-up calls date back to the Gemini program in the 1960s, when mission controllers began using music to greet crews at the ...

Rocket vs. space shuttle: What's the difference?

Rockets have always been a major part of getting people into space, but NASA's space shuttles had very specific missions and ...