On the 12th of July, 1985, on the launch pad of the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, the orbiter Challenger was getting ready for STS-51-F, the 19th mission of the program. Besides the constant flight delays and cancelations, NASA had secured government funding and it seemed like Americans were back in love with space exploration. ChallengerContinue reading “Space Shuttle – Chapter 2- The Challenger Close Call”
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Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle, or as it was officially named, Space Transportation System (STS), was one of the most emblematic chapters in NASA’S history and also the most catastrophic. In this series of 5 articles, we will go through the concept, execution, flaws, and tragedies that haunted the program. July 21, 1969, at 02:56 UTC, theContinue reading “Space Shuttle”
The Classic Machines 