Tag: Space Shuttle
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NASA report shows why Seattle didn’t land a Space Shuttle
An internal NASA scoring matrix showing how Seattle’s Museum of Flight (MOF) stacked up against other contenders for the Space Shuttle orbiters. Source: NASA Office of Inspector General review of the Shuttle selection process. Seattle’s Museum of Flight was among the top contenders this spring for a decommissioned Space Shuttle — placing well ahead of many other…
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Branson, Allen, Bezos gear up for the private space race
Space Shuttle Atlantis on the launch pad last week. At the very end of his recent autobiography, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen briefly teases ahead to a future project — saying that he’s “just now considering a new initiative wit that magical contraption I never wearied of sketching as a boy: the rocket ship.” He adds,…
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End of the Space Shuttle era: Tracking the Atlantis launch
Weather permitting, NASA is less than an hour away from the scheduled launch of Atlantis, the final mission in the 30-year history of the Space Shuttle program. We’ve been following along with NASA’s live stream below, which includes some fascinating behind-the-scenes moments. Notes and links: Seattle’s Museum of Flight is opening early, at 8 a.m.,…