Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On May 19, 2000, the space shuttle Atlantis launched with the very first "glass cockpit." This was one of several big upgrades ...
The new shuttle orbiter Atlantis glass cockpit has nine Honeywell Multifunctional Electronic Subsystems (MEDS) liquid crystal displays (see page 54). Atlantis is set for launch with the new system in ...
Col. Terry J. Hart, currently a Lehigh University professor of mechanical engineering, on board the Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41C in April 1984. He's launched into orbit, flown high-speed fighter ...
A view from space from the camera lense of astronaut Terry Virts. CONTRIBUTED A view from space from the camera lense of astronaut Terry Virts. CONTRIBUTED Terry W. Virts peered through the space ...
Today, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will open the doors to the world’s most comprehensive and interactive attraction devoted to NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program – Space Shuttle Atlantis.
The U.S. Space Shuttle program operated for 30 years until 2011, utilizing six vehicles (two of which were lost) to transport astronauts and supplies to space, including the International Space ...