Shuttle launch

Recent satellite images indicate North Korea is nearly done upgrading its main rocket launch pad and could complete construction by next month or April. Citing an image on its website 38 North, the...

VAB building by TravelPod member tufty200 Entrance by TravelPod member tufty200 Launch pad by TravelPod member tufty200 Apollo 1 launch control by TravelPod member tufty200 Saturn 5 rocket by...

      Allard Beutel/STS-130 Launch Commentator: And Commander George Zamka,   expressing the looks of confidence in launching.   And Bob Behnken's about ready to have his turn in the White...

In just a moment, a 1.7 billion dollar space shuttle will appear behind me. That's kinda cool. I think I have the best job in the world. On Monday of this week, the first last was the last...

      Leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida,   Discovery began its journey to Launch Pad 39A in the early morning darkness.   Stacked with its solid...

This Week at NASA… “Go for main engine start. We have main engine start… 2-1, booster ignition, and the final liftoff of Discovery; a tribute to the dedication, hard work and pride of America’s space...

      JOHNSON SPACE CENTER PAO: Landing gear is down and locked.   Main gear touchdown. Nose gear touchdown. Atlantis rolling out on Runway 22 at   Edwards Air Force Base, wrapping up a...

      Allard Beutel/STS-130 Launch Commentator: T minus 16 seconds,   the sound suppression water system has been activated.   We're at T minus 10... nine... eight... seven... six... five......

      Kyle Herring/Mission Control And landing gear is down. Main gear touchdown. And nose gear touchdown.   Space shuttle Discovery's rolling out on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center,  ...

Ten ... nine ... eight ... go for main engine start six ... five ... four ... three ... two ... one ... and zero and liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis ... and liftoff of shuttle Endeavour ... liftoff...