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Space Shuttle replica
Space Shuttle Independence, formerly known as Explorer, is a full-scale, high-fidelity replica of the Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built by Guard-Lee
Space_Shuttle_Independence
Modified Boeing 747 airliners used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is
Shuttle_Carrier_Aircraft
Space Shuttle test simulator
The Space Shuttle Pathfinder (unofficial Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-098) is a Space Shuttle replica. It originated as STA-098, a test article constructed
Space_Shuttle_Pathfinder
Space Shuttle mockup in the United States
118.1222306°W / 33.9201639; -118.1222306 Space Shuttle Inspiration is a full-scale mockup of a Space Shuttle orbiter built in 1972 by North American Rockwell
Space_Shuttle_Inspiration
Science museum at NASA Space Center, Houston, Texas
original shuttle carrier aircraft. Independence Plaza is the only place where the public can enter both vehicles. The Space Shuttle replica Independence, formerly
Space_Center_Houston
Spaceplane component of the Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle orbiter was the spaceplane component of the Space Shuttle, a partially reusable orbital spacecraft system that was part of the discontinued
Space_Shuttle_orbiter
Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from
Space_Shuttle_Discovery
1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which
Space_Shuttle_program
NASA operations facility in Texas
the retired Space Shuttle orbiters, but was not selected. But there is a full size replica there today, as the space shuttle Independence is bolted atop
Johnson_Space_Center
End of NASA Space Shuttle program in 2011
retirement of NASA's Space Shuttle fleet took place from March to July 2011. Discovery was the first of the three active Space Shuttles to be retired, completing
Space_Shuttle_retirement
Topics referred to by the same term
americana 'Independence', an American Elm cultivar Independence (Israeli political party), a political party in Israel Space Shuttle Independence, full-scale
Independence_(disambiguation)
American aerospace and defense company (1934–1997)
and Ronald McNair, two of the astronauts on the last flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger, were Hughes alumni. Hughes Aircraft Ground Systems Group
Hughes_Aircraft_Company
Contingency Space Shuttle rescue mission designations
Space Shuttle missions designated STS-3xx (officially called Launch On Need (LON) missions) were rescue missions which would have been mounted to rescue
STS-3xx
Topics referred to by the same term
Explorer, a British ultralight trike Space Adventures Explorer, a Russian concept tourist spaceplane Space Shuttle Independence, formerly known as Explorer, a
Explorer_(disambiguation)
2006 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
STS-121 was a 2006 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery on its 32nd flight. The main purposes
STS-121
Largest city in Texas, United States
exhibits including Moon rocks, a Space Shuttle simulator, and presentations about the history of NASA's crewed space flight program. Other tourist attractions
Houston
American astronaut (1956–2003)
captain and NASA astronaut. He died on his first spaceflight, when the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) disintegrated during orbital reentry into the Earth's
David_M._Brown
1985 American film
American IMAX documentary film, released on June 1, 1985, about NASA's Space Shuttle program. The film was narrated by Walter Cronkite, and directed by Graeme
The_Dream_Is_Alive
American astronaut and scientist (1959–2003)
NASA astronaut. He and his six fellow crew members were killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into
Michael_P._Anderson
American engineer and former NASA astronaut (born 1968)
International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17. He returned to Earth on June 14, 2008 on board STS-124 on Space Shuttle Discovery
Garrett_Reisman
American actor (born 1953)
International Space Station mission Expedition 6, in orbit at the time the Space Shuttle Columbia was destroyed on reentry, grounding the U.S. Space Shuttle program
Bill_Pullman
American astronaut (1936–2023)
astronauts to have flown to the Moon and also orbited the Earth on the Space Shuttle. Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II was born on March 17, 1936, in Chicago
Ken_Mattingly
CEO of Ramon Foundation (1964–2018)
of Colonel Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut, who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003. She was the mother of Captain Assaf Ramon
Rona_Ramon
American astronaut (born 1937)
engineer, and astronaut. He traveled into space four times: as pilot of STS-1 in April 1981, the first Space Shuttle mission; and as commander of STS-7 in
Robert_Crippen
American politician, astronaut and naval officer (born 1964)
a NASA Space Shuttle pilot in 1996. His identical twin brother, Scott Kelly, also became a NASA astronaut that year. Mark flew his first space mission
Mark_Kelly
list of fictional astronauts from recent times, using the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station and other spaceflight technologies, as depicted
List of fictional astronauts (modern period, works released 2010–2029)
List_of_fictional_astronauts_(modern_period,_works_released_2010–2029)
Spaceflight with a crew or passengers
Space Agency, which became known as the Roscosmos State Corporation. The Shuttle-Mir Program included American Space Shuttles visiting the Mir space station
Human_spaceflight
regeneration in space, knowledge to understand human recovery from space injuries. After an experiment was lost in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Animals_in_space
American astronaut (1933–2014)
the fourth and final orbital test flight of the shuttle Columbia, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 27, 1982. He was accompanied
Henry_Hartsfield
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft ferry flights generally originated at Edwards Air Force Base in California or on one occasion White Sands Space Harbor in New
List of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft flights
List_of_Shuttle_Carrier_Aircraft_flights
American astronaut (born 1955)
evaluation of Space Shuttle payloads, crew equipment and crew procedures. He performed Space Shuttle flight software verification in the Shuttle Avionics Integration
Pierre_J._Thuot
Programming language
in many U.S. space projects since 1973 and its most significant use was in the Space Shuttle program (approximately 85% of the Shuttle software was coded
HAL/S
1978 American astronaut group
between the last Apollo lunar mission in 1972 and the first flight of the Space Shuttle in 1981, few astronauts from the older groups remained, and they were
NASA_Astronaut_Group_8
American astronaut (born 1963)
space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-121 mission in July 2006, when she was responsible for operating the robotic arms of the shuttle and
Lisa_Nowak
Genre of flight simulator video games
approach include Space Shuttle: A Journey into Space (1982), Rendezvous: A Space Shuttle Simulation (1982), The Halley Project (1985), Shuttle (1992) and Microsoft
Space_flight_simulation_game
"NASCAR") Space Shuttle orbiter in the Cars Toons episode "Moon Mater" X-71 shuttles (Freedom and Independence) – Specialized USAF Space Shuttle orbiters
List_of_fictional_spacecraft
Decreasing count indicating the time remaining before an event
procedures for each launch are written carefully. For the Space Shuttle, a five-volume set, Shuttle Countdown (KSC S0007), often referred to as "S0007", was
Countdown
American rhesus monkey sent to space (1957–1959)
Baker in space". al. Retrieved 2025-11-10. Burgess, Colin; Dubbs, Chris (2007-07-05). Animals in Space: From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle. Springer
Miss_Able
Space station made from a spent rocket stage
keeping the ET attached to the Shuttle all the way into orbit, bleeding off any remaining propellant through the Space Shuttle Main Engines, which would have
Wet_workshop
List of spaceflight games
Persons, Dan (April 1984). "Space Shuttle". Video Games. 2 (7): 58–59. van der Heide, Martijn. "Space Shuttle: A Journey into Space". World of Spectrum. ThunderWare
List of space flight simulation games
List_of_space_flight_simulation_games
space age, the Space Race, through the Apollo-Soyuz mission which became the basis for the Shuttle-Mir program and eventually the International Space
History_of_spaceflight
US Navy admiral and NASA astronaut (1939–1989)
conducting the first unscheduled extra-vehicular activity of the space program during Space Shuttle mission STS-51-D. Griggs was killed when the vintage World
S._David_Griggs
Public policy concerning the exploration of outer space
in the International Space Station beginning in the 1990s, the Space Shuttle program has continued, although the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster has
Space_policy
1998 film by Michael Bay
similarly themed Deep Impact. A massive meteor shower destroys the orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis before entering the atmosphere and extensively damaging New
Armageddon_(1998_film)
NASA study
the development of two shuttle-derived launch vehicles to support the Constellation program; one derived from the space shuttle's solid rocket booster which
Exploration Systems Architecture Study
Exploration_Systems_Architecture_Study
National space program of North Korea
ambitious future space projects, including its own crewed space flights and the development of a partially reusable crewed shuttle launch vehicle mockup
North_Korean_space_program
Space travel by primates
human spaceflights were common. He died within a day of landing. The Space Shuttle Challenger flight STS-51-B featured two squirrel monkeys named No. 3165
Monkeys_and_apes_in_space
US–USSR spaceflight capability rivalry
end their Cold War competition also in space, by agreeing in 1993 on the Shuttle–Mir and International Space Station programs. Although Germans, Americans
Space_Race
Ukrainian cosmonaut (1951–2018)
astronaut of independent Ukraine to fly into outer space. In 1997, he flew on NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia as part of the international mission STS-87
Leonid_Kadenyuk
Ilan Ramon was the first Israeli to go into space, but Ramon died during reentry during the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. His close friend and colleague
Timeline of space travel by nationality
Timeline_of_space_travel_by_nationality
U.S. government agency regulating civil aviation
and protection of U.S. assets during the launch or re-entry of commercial space vehicles. Powers over neighboring international waters were delegated to
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal_Aviation_Administration
Fictional space marines have been included in a variety of short stories, novels, films, television, and games from the 1930s to the present. Page, Lewis
List of media featuring space marines
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NASA group established by the Obama administration to clarify US aerospace's future
innovative, affordable, and sustainable human space flight program in the years following Space Shuttle retirement". The panel was to "work closely with
Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee
Review_of_United_States_Human_Space_Flight_Plans_Committee
Space service branch of the U.S. military
space:" Space superiority (in space) Global mission operations (from space) Assured space access (to space) Space superiority defends against space and
United_States_Space_Force
Military branch for space warfare
world's first space force was the Russian Space Forces, established in 1992 as an independent military service. However, it lost its independence twice, first
Space_force
Indonesian geostationary communications satellites
November 1984 by the STS-51A mission of NASA's Space Shuttle, where it was brought back to Earth. The Space Shuttle mission to retrieve Palapa-B2, as well as
Palapa
Museum in Washington, D.C.
in the Hubble Space Telescope during its first servicing mission (STS-61), when it was removed and returned to Earth after Space Shuttle mission STS-125
National_Air_and_Space_Museum
Physical presence of human activity in outer space
in space (also anthropogenic presence in space or humanity in space) is the direct and mediated presence or telepresence of humans in outer space, and
Human_presence_in_space
European orbital recoverable rocket of the company PLD Space
the European Union, as the company aims to establish independence for the EU in terms of space travel. The following table lists the expected payload
Miura_Next
Indian national space and aeronautics agency
reusable space plane prototype for 1st time (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 25 May 2026. Rajwi, Tiki (20 May 2015). "Futuristic Unmanned Space Shuttle Getting
ISRO
Airport in Sal, Cape Verde
airport was also one of NASA's locations for a facility to handle the Space Shuttle after reentering from orbit. The first airport on Sal Island was built
Amílcar Cabral International Airport
Amílcar_Cabral_International_Airport
Ukrainian government agency
to fly in space under the Ukrainian flag was Leonid K. Kadenyuk on 13 May 1997. He was a payload specialist on NASA's STS-87 Space Shuttle mission. It
State_Space_Agency_of_Ukraine
1942 musical work by Aaron Copland
2012, "Fanfare" was played at Los Angeles International Airport as the Space Shuttle Endeavour touched down after its final flight. On May 15, 2014, it was
Fanfare_for_the_Common_Man
Country in West Asia
nation to have a space launch capability. In 2003, Ilan Ramon became Israel's first astronaut, serving on the fatal mission of Space Shuttle Columbia. The
Israel
Speed that exceeds five times the speed of sound (Mach 5 and above)
be capable of flight in this regime. The North American X-15 and the Space Shuttle orbiter are the only crewed spaceplanes to fly faster than Mach 5. While
Hypersonic_speed
Transit system at the University of Maryland, College Park
Shuttle–UM is a transit system operated by the Department of Transportation Services (DOTS) at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). The network
Shuttle–UM
Parallel computing architecture
resources. However, one prominent example of MISD in computing are the Space Shuttle flight control computers. Systolic arrays (< wavefront processors),
Multiple instruction, single data
Multiple_instruction,_single_data
Businessman (born 1971)
9-launched Dragon spacecraft flights to the International Space Station (ISS), replacing the Space Shuttle after its 2011 retirement. In 2012, the Dragon vehicle
Elon_Musk
Combat that takes place in outer space
returned to Earth. A 1976 Soviet report suggested that the design of the Space Shuttle had been guided by a requirement to deliver a payload- such as a bomb-
Space_warfare
Type of space station, intended as a permanent settlement
A space settlement (also called a space habitat, spacestead, space city or space colony) is a settlement in outer space, sustaining more extensively habitation
Space_settlement
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
Ownership of Space Shuttle Enterprise". CollectSpace. Retrieved 30 January 2012. "NASA Transfers Enterprise Title to Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in
USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)
Topics referred to by the same term
in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Kalpana Dash (born 1966), Indian lawyer and mountaineer Kalpana Datta (1913–1995), Indian independence movement
Kalpana
Range of low hills inside Gusev crater on Mars
rover's original landing position. The range is named to memorialize the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. On February 1, 2003, the individual peaks of the
Columbia_Hills_(Mars)
Canadian shipping company
April 7, 2003, and the included shuttle tanker subsidiary, Ugland Nordic Shipping (UNS) became known as Teekay Navion Shuttle Tankers & Offshore (TNSTO),
Teekay
American aviator and Mercury 13 astronaut (1939–2026)
became the first woman to pilot a Space Shuttle into space; Funk was too old to qualify to become a Space Shuttle pilot by the time Collins became one
Wally_Funk
Megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
areas closed to the public. The building's name, Merdeka, which means "independence" in Malay, is inspired by its proximity to Stadium Merdeka. The spire
Merdeka_118
identified space as a crucial military arena decades before the first spaceflight. The United States Air Force gained its independence from the Army
History of the United States Space Force
History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force
Ukrainian watch brand
space flight with a KHZ watch on STS-87 aboard Columbia; this was the first Ukrainian flight to the stars during the period of Ukraine's independence
Kleynod
2025. "Indian will take national flag to space on board Gaganyaan by 2022, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech". The Hindustan Times. 15 August
List_of_Indian_astronauts
Country in North America
American Revolution. After the American War of Independence, the 1783 Treaty of Paris recognized the independence of the United States and set the terms of
Canada
1987 animated film by Hiroyuki Yamaga
postmodern architecture, aerospace history, and witnessing a launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Documentary footage of the trip was shot by Watanabe and
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
Royal_Space_Force:_The_Wings_of_Honnêamise
November 1981. Episode replaced with live showing of the return of the Space Shuttle from a mission. BBC Genome Project Radio Times Genome Radio Times Genome
List_of_Jackanory_episodes
American singer and actor (born 1979)
developed an interest in space, and at age 9 traveled to Cape Canaveral, Florida, with his father to watch his first live Space Shuttle launch. Of this experience
Lance_Bass
(1985), STS-36 (1990), STS-48 (1991) Robert Crippen, flew on first Space Shuttle mission — STS-1 (1981), STS-7 (1983), STS-41-C (1984), STS-41-G (1984)
List of space travelers by nationality
List_of_space_travelers_by_nationality
Country primarily in North America
endeavors by NASA include the Space Shuttle program (1981–2011), the Voyager program (1972–present), the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes (launched in
United_States
Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2019)
California. Associated Press. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. "Astronaut Foresees Space Shuttle Age". Standard-Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. 22
Alexei_Leonov
a list of fictional astronauts from recent times, mostly using the Space Shuttle, as depicted in works released between 1975 and 1989. The opening of
List of fictional astronauts (modern period, works released 1975–1989)
List_of_fictional_astronauts_(modern_period,_works_released_1975–1989)
Moscow Olympics. A Los Angeles flag was taken to space in 1984 by Sally Ride, on the Space Shuttle Challenger. It is on display in the Los Angeles City
Flag_of_Los_Angeles
American television series
A hundred years in the future, a vast spacecraft known as Ark One is shuttling a complement of would-be colonists away from a devastated Earth to a new
The_Ark_(TV_series)
Swedish Government organisation
the United States prior to his flight on the Space Shuttle. Fuglesang's activities on the International Space Station was met with heavy coverage by Sweden's
Swedish_National_Space_Agency
1951 SF novel by Robert A. Heinlein
realize that all deaths can be described that way. Harvey boards a shuttle to a space station orbiting Earth. The station doubles as a transshipment terminus
Between_Planets
Visual effects company
Blakey and Dorene Haver. It was a 3D computer model of the "Runabout" shuttle for Star Trek: The Next Generation. Previously, Star Trek had exclusively
VisionArt
Era from 1945–present
the Space Shuttle program, hoping to reduce the cost of launches by creating a re-usable Space Shuttle. The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter
Contemporary_history
2017 science fiction film by Dean Devlin
After they use the replacement satellite's thrusters as a beacon, a nearby shuttle piloted by Hernández picks them up. Six months later, Jake is working as
Geostorm
pose a threat to Earth, as well as performing other miscellaneous feats of space exploration not yet achieved. An earlier version of the game by Brian Moriarty
List of fictional astronauts (miscellaneous futuristic activities)
List_of_fictional_astronauts_(miscellaneous_futuristic_activities)
2000 studio album by Brave Saint Saturn
"Two-Twenty-Nine" keeps with the space theme, beginning with a clip from the countdown sequence of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, and relays the
So_Far_from_Home
Country in South Asia
Lahore metro: PM Nawaz". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016. "Special shuttle train service to be launched for workers of CPEC SEZ". Daily Times. 20
Pakistan
Star Trek influence on modern society
Trek and NASA grew stronger over time – the first NASA orbiter shuttle, Space Shuttle Enterprise, was named after the USS Enterprise of Star Trek fame
Cultural influence of Star Trek
Cultural_influence_of_Star_Trek
List of orbital rockets
A-1 Scout B Scout B-1 Scout D-1 Scout E-1 Scout F-1 Scout G-1 Space Shuttle – Retired SpaceX launch vehicles Falcon 1 – Retired Falcon 1e – Canceled Falcon
List of orbital launch systems
List_of_orbital_launch_systems
2011 video game
Dead Space 2 is a 2011 survival horror game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 3, Windows,
Dead_Space_2
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