Sunday, August 26, 2012

Saturn V poster from MSFC

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As I woke up this morning, the sad news of Neil Armstrong’s passing was making its way across the Internet. It seemed fitting to dedicate ...
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Sunday, August 19, 2012

STS-1 causeway pass and brochure

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This week, some mementos of the first space shuttle launch. On 12 April 1981—the twentieth anniversary of the first human spaceflight—spac...
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Space Shuttle Columbia strap and construction photos

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This week, photos of space shuttle Columbia as she neared completion, and a relic—a strap that flew on the shuttle. Columbia , OV-102, w...
Sunday, August 5, 2012

Approach and Landing Test project medallion from NASA MFA Office

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This week’s artifact is a medallion and certificate that NASA’s Manned Flight Awareness Office issued to employees and contractors upon the...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Sally Ride lithograph from NASA and People Weekly magazine

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An inevitable part of ageing is watching time claim your heroes one by one as the years go by. This week, the world lost Dr Sally Ride all t...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Test 5 press kit items from DFRC

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This week I present the press kit from space shuttle Enterprise ’s fifth and final free flight. Before the space shuttle commenced operati...
Thursday, July 12, 2012

Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Test 1 press kit items from DFRC

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Sometimes real-world experience beats anything you can do in simulation. The space shuttle design relied on many bold design decisions, and ...