What happens when an aircraft is built to carry the future of Soviet space missions? The Antonov An-225, the world’s largest plane, was built to transport the Buran space shuttle and support mid-air ...

Here are the largest planes in the world flying today, including some that are longer than an Olympic swimming pool, can hold tanks, and are taller than five-story buildings. The Antonov An-124 Ruslan ...

The United States Mint is ready to launch the next $1 coin in its American Innovation series, honoring NASA's space shuttle. The mint on Thursday (May 15) will open sales for the golden coins ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can now own a $1 gold coin celebrating one of America’s most ...

Rehoming NASA’s fleet of space shuttles took a lot of coordination in 2012. Space shuttle Endeavour crawled along the streets of Los Angeles atop a mechanical transporter for three days and ...

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1/7 The Space Shuttle Enterprise debuted in 1976 and was used by NASA to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from atop a specially modified Boeing 747. It lacked engines and a ...

Then, due to the loss of Challenger in January 1986 and the ensuing pause of the space shuttle program, Hubble would wait yet another five years before reaching orbit. Loren J. Shriver ...

tucked onboard the space shuttle Discovery, blasted off Earth into history. The next day a robotic arm tipped the telescope into orbit from the shuttle’s cargo bay. Within a month Hubble had ...

the Hubble Space Telescope was launched on the space shuttle Discovery from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 24, 1990. Since it orbits above the Earth, it can capture better cosmic images ...