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Ones and Zeros: 3D Shuttle Cockpits, 4D High Tech Cameras
_The 3D Space Shuttle Discovery simulator is addictive as hell. I just wish the windows weren't blocked and that I could get into that little compartment. Come on!_ h3. ONE: Nanowire Laser Could boost data storage and probe biological cells...
Carl Sagan Will Now Remind You What We Get By Going to Space
Reid Gower, the space nerd who's been promoting NASA through YouTube, has a new entry in his "Sagan Series":http://saganseries.com/ about the end of the manned space era. It's only been a couple of hours since the final shuttle launch, but if your...
Ones and Zeros: Termite-Refined Fuel, The Science of Blacking Out
_Hey Russia, I think we kept it pretty real, alright?_ h3. ZERO: Cosmonaut claims that Russian space shuttle was safer then ours and that it was designed to drop bombs from space ("New Scientist":http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20664-cosmonaut...
Inside the Private NASA Beach House Where Astronauts Chill Out Before Space
Before the astronauts of Space Shuttle Atlantis get suited up to go to space one last time this week, they'll repeat a ritual familiar to every crew before them: kissing their spouses goodbye in private. To do that, they go to the beach house.
The Spectacle of the Space Shuttle
The launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis this Friday marks the end of a technological and national era. In the 30 years of NASA's space shuttle program, six orbiters were built, 135 launches occurred, 355 astronauts went for the ride, and 14 never came...
One Last Drive for the Largest Truck Ever Built (It Carries a Space Shuttle)
The delicate task of carrying a space shuttle doesn't tend to draw much attention. The three and a half mile trip takes seven hours. But a couple of weeks ago, as the massive crawler made its last journey to the launch pad with the last space shuttle...
The Secret to Landing a Space Shuttle is a Stylish Executive Jet Plane
Next time you applaud your airline pilot for making a "perfect" landing, consider the Space Shuttle.
This Is Space Shuttle Endeavour's Last Launch
It was hailed as a "perfect" Space Shuttle launch. Uh. It's a _Space Shuttle launch_. After this second-to-last launch, above (read about the mission "here":http://motherboard.tv/2011/5/16/godspeed-one-last-time-space-shuttle-endeavour-yes-it-s...
Going Fishing with NASA For The Space Shuttle's Recyclable Rockets (Video)
NASA's vehicle fleet doesn't just include shuttles, rockets, training planes, and crawlers. As this unprecedented video from the space agency illustrates, NASA's two boats, Liberty Star and Freedom Star, are charged with retrieving the Space Shuttle's...
A Love Letter to Space Shuttle Discovery, The Hardest Working Ship in Space Business (Video)
When it launches this afternoon for the last time, Space Shuttle Discovery will be closing a chapter on space history. The longest-serving spacecraft in history, Discovery was responsible for repairing the Hubble Space Telescope, performing maintenance...
NASA's Space Shuttle Training Plane? A Fabulous 1970s Business Jet
To learn how to land a $1.5 billion, 100-ton glider, you might think astronauts practice in a kick-ass simulator and some jet plane that resembles a shuttle. But the Shuttle Training Aircraft is actually a modified 30-year-old Gulfstream II.