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 (HIB) Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Boilerplate Test Article (BTA) drop test from July 21, 2011.Credit: NASA/Sean…
Hydro Impact Basin (HIB) Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Boilerplate Test Article (BTA) drop test from July 21, 2011.Credit: NASA/Sean…
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and Commander Chris Ferguson talk underneath the space shuttle Atlantis shortly after Ferguson and the…
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana walk along the Shuttle Landing Facility runway…
Workers measured and marked in bright red the letters “MLG” at the spot where space shuttle Atlantis’ main landing gear…
After completing the STS-135 mission, space shuttle Atlantis is rolled over to the Orbiter Processing Facility shortly after landing at…
This unprecedented view of the space shuttle Atlantis, appearing like a bean sprout against clouds and city lights, on its…
Space shuttle Atlantis’ bright-white, iconic frame illuminates the darkness as it touches down on the Shuttle Landing Facility’s Runway 15…
At 5:57 a.m. EDT on July 21, 2011, space shuttle Atlantis landed for the final time at NASA’s Kennedy Space…