Space Shuttle program - National Air and Space Museum
9 Mar 2026 at 4:08pm
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - National Air and Space Museum
22 Jun 2016 at 11:58pm
The Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery and a Concorde, in two large hangars.
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
24 Mar 2012 at 11:58pm
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter. Discovery was flown on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)--more than the other orbiters.
Getting Here - National Air and Space Museum
12 Mar 2026 at 4:16am
Traveling Between Locations There is no shuttle or direct public transportation between our two locations. Driving between locations takes about 40-90 minutes. Public transit (Metrorail and bus) takes 90-120 minutes.
Remembering Challenger 25 Years Later - National Air and Space Museum
10 Feb 2026 at 3:57pm
The first five years of shuttle missions in Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, and Atlantis, had begun to establish the rhythm of routine spaceflight. The 25 th mission, STS 51-L on Challenger, would be a major milestone.
Sally Ride - National Air and Space Museum
12 Mar 2026 at 3:04am
Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space on June 18, 1983, Ride joined NASA in 1978, one of the first six women to be selected by NASA as astronauts. She was named a mission specialist for Space Shuttle Challenger 's STS-7 mission in 1983 and flew on a second mission (STS-41G) in 1984.
Guy Bluford: First African American in Space
30 Aug 2023 at 5:25pm
Dr. Guy Bluford launched on the STS-8 mission on August 30, 1983, becoming the first Black American in space. Bluford served as a mission specialist and his jobs were to deploy an Indian communications-weather satellite, perform biomedical experiments, and test the orbiter?s 50-foot robotic arm.
Forty Years of Discovery | National Air and Space Museum
6 Mar 2026 at 1:17am
In total, six of unique Space Shuttle orbiters were built but Discovery stands out with the greatest flight history record: 39 missions and 365 total days spent in space. That?s quite a feat for the journeys the orbiter took, but it?s also a testament to the team that made each of those flights possible. On its 40th anniversary, Discovery?s curator Jennifer Levasseur takes a look at ...
Remembering Columbia, Over Fifteen Years Later - National Air and Space ...
8 Feb 2018 at 11:53pm
Over fifteen years after the Columbia tragedy, Michael D. Leinbach, Space Shuttle Launch Director, and Jonathan H. Ward, space historian, look back at the harrowing process of recovering the spacecraft.
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9 Mar 2026 at 4:08pm
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - National Air and Space Museum
22 Jun 2016 at 11:58pm
The Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery and a Concorde, in two large hangars.
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
24 Mar 2012 at 11:58pm
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter. Discovery was flown on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)--more than the other orbiters.
Getting Here - National Air and Space Museum
12 Mar 2026 at 4:16am
Traveling Between Locations There is no shuttle or direct public transportation between our two locations. Driving between locations takes about 40-90 minutes. Public transit (Metrorail and bus) takes 90-120 minutes.
Remembering Challenger 25 Years Later - National Air and Space Museum
10 Feb 2026 at 3:57pm
The first five years of shuttle missions in Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, and Atlantis, had begun to establish the rhythm of routine spaceflight. The 25 th mission, STS 51-L on Challenger, would be a major milestone.
Sally Ride - National Air and Space Museum
12 Mar 2026 at 3:04am
Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space on June 18, 1983, Ride joined NASA in 1978, one of the first six women to be selected by NASA as astronauts. She was named a mission specialist for Space Shuttle Challenger 's STS-7 mission in 1983 and flew on a second mission (STS-41G) in 1984.
Guy Bluford: First African American in Space
30 Aug 2023 at 5:25pm
Dr. Guy Bluford launched on the STS-8 mission on August 30, 1983, becoming the first Black American in space. Bluford served as a mission specialist and his jobs were to deploy an Indian communications-weather satellite, perform biomedical experiments, and test the orbiter?s 50-foot robotic arm.
Forty Years of Discovery | National Air and Space Museum
6 Mar 2026 at 1:17am
In total, six of unique Space Shuttle orbiters were built but Discovery stands out with the greatest flight history record: 39 missions and 365 total days spent in space. That?s quite a feat for the journeys the orbiter took, but it?s also a testament to the team that made each of those flights possible. On its 40th anniversary, Discovery?s curator Jennifer Levasseur takes a look at ...
Remembering Columbia, Over Fifteen Years Later - National Air and Space ...
8 Feb 2018 at 11:53pm
Over fifteen years after the Columbia tragedy, Michael D. Leinbach, Space Shuttle Launch Director, and Jonathan H. Ward, space historian, look back at the harrowing process of recovering the spacecraft.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
