space shuttle

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Plans are in the works for a variety of unique, ancillary creations including a 15-second slide that mimics the path of reentry as a space shuttle descends back into Earth’s atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

He first flew aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-129 mission to the International Space Station in 2009.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Retired space shuttle engineers, including a few who worked on the Discovery, wager the final bill to move and install it in a new home could cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has already cut the cost of reaching space by 95% relative to the space shuttle.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The final space shuttle mission ended when the Atlantis landed on July 21, 2011.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson