Only one man got to fly NASA's X-15 rocket-powered plane & the Space Shuttle

Flying either the rocket-powered X-15 or Space Shuttle would already be pretty impressive, but one man actually flew both.

Space shuttle photobombs Earth for the final time, 15 years ago — Earth from space

This 2011 astronaut photo captured one of NASA's iconic space shuttles passing between Earth and the International Space ...
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Final Space Shuttle crew reunites 15 years after mission

The crew of four reflected on the mission beneath the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which flew them on the 12-day mission.
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches Into Space for Final Time from Kennedy Space Center

On July 8, 2011, Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the STS-135 ...

NASA's Kennedy Space Center VAB remains the heart of American space flight

A symbol of Florida's Space Coast, the VAB at Kennedy Space Center has powered moon missions past and present. Here is its ...
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I helped design rocket engines for NASA’s space shuttles. Here’s why businesses need AI as trustworthy as aerospace tech

When I was an aerospace engineer working on the NASA Space Shuttle Program, trust was mission-critical. Every bolt, every line of code, every system had to be validated and tested carefully, or the ...

Final space shuttle crew reunites at Kennedy Space Center 15 years after launch

The four crew of the final flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis reunited at Kennedy Space Center for the 15th anniversary of the ...