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NASA’S Space Shuttle Program Update Rescheduled for April 28

NASA has rescheduled Thursday’s news conference on the Space Shuttle Program and processing for the next shuttle mission (STS-121). Program manager Wayne Hale will brief the media Friday, April 28, at 11 a.m. EDT from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight ...

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 was supposed to solve but never did.

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 start of a new day in orbit. Family members, friends, and even celebrities have selected songs for individual astronauts over the decades — but few songs found their way back into space as often as this 1972 Elton John classic.
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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 and NASA TV. Questions will be taken from media at ...

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 operated differently.