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Boxed-Wing Reduces Drag
Boxed-Wing Reduces Drag

This artist’s concept shows a possible future subsonic aircraft using a boxed- or joined-wing configuration to reduce drag and increase…

Hydro Impact Basin Test
Hydro Impact Basin Test

Hydro Impact Basin (HIB) Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Boilerplate Test Article (BTA) drop test from July 21, 2011.Credit: NASA/Sean…

Hydro Impact Basin Test
Hydro Impact Basin Test

Hydro Impact Basin (HIB) Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Boilerplate Test Article (BTA) drop test from July 21, 2011.Credit: NASA/Sean…

STS-135 Atlantis Landing
STS-135 Atlantis Landing

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and Commander Chris Ferguson talk underneath the space shuttle Atlantis shortly after Ferguson and the…

Atlantis After Landing
Atlantis After Landing

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana walk along the Shuttle Landing Facility runway…

The End of an Era
The End of an Era

Workers measured and marked in bright red the letters “MLG” at the spot where space shuttle Atlantis’ main landing gear…

Completing the Mission
Completing the Mission

After completing the STS-135 mission, space shuttle Atlantis is rolled over to the Orbiter Processing Facility shortly after landing at…

Station Crew Views Shuttle Landing
Station Crew Views Shuttle Landing

This unprecedented view of the space shuttle Atlantis, appearing like a bean sprout against clouds and city lights, on its…

The Voyage Home
The Voyage Home

Space shuttle Atlantis’ bright-white, iconic frame illuminates the darkness as it touches down on the Shuttle Landing Facility’s Runway 15…

Historic Landing for Shuttle Atlantis
Historic Landing for Shuttle Atlantis

At 5:57 a.m. EDT on July 21, 2011, space shuttle Atlantis landed for the final time at NASA’s Kennedy Space…