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SpaceCAL is a 3D printer that can create objects in microgravity conditions; a recent test of the device aboard the Virgin Galactic 07 mission was successful.
The Space Shuttle is made of up of the Orbiter Vehicle, the External Tank, and 2 Solid Rocket Boosters. Missions were launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There were five orbiters built ...
The Inspiration Mock Orbiter has to move from its current space in Florida and St. Cloud is in the running to be its new home.
Two huge cranes lifted the "Pathfinder" orbiter model back into place as part of the full shuttle assembly outside the Huntsville museum.
There are lots of potential options for the model once it's in St. Cloud. According to Pederson, one possibility is erecting it as a statue of a shuttle, which wouldn't be interactive.
A full-size mockup of the space shuttle orbiter that was built as a contractor's showcase model before NASA decided on the spacecraft's final design is heading back on display in Downey, California.
A political effort to relocate the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston has been merged with ...
Should the city of Houston, which proudly bills itself as "Space City," have a prized Space Shuttle orbiter on public display? More than a decade ago, arguably, the answer was yes. After all, the ...
This ambitious shuttle orbiter concept was a post-Apollo pipe dream we never got.
Unlike the Space Shuttle, the exterior of Rockwell’s orbiter wasn’t defined by thousands of unique silica ceramic tiles to defend it against the heat of re-entry.
So it's very convenient for me that the Smithsonian has begun 3D scanning its exhibits, and leaving the models up online for anyone to go print out.
Two huge cranes lifted the "Pathfinder" orbiter model back into place as part of the full shuttle assembly outside the Huntsville museum. WATCH: Live stream of the reassembly of the shuttle stack ...