space shuttle

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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

Yet, it’s true: Several trailblazing Black astronauts stayed aboard for several days while helping build the ISS on space shuttle missions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Nasa's "Type A" grade puts the Starliner incident at the same level assigned to the fatal 2023 Columbia and 1986 Challenger space shuttle disasters.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that there's a space shuttle launch scheduled for Monday morning.

From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold