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First Space Shuttle Flight - Astronaut Bob Crippen on the legacy of STS-1 & Columbia – Rocket Ranch

First Space Shuttle Flight - Astronaut Bob Crippen on the legacy of STS-1 & Columbia – Rocket Ranch

2021 NASA

When the spotlights came on in the predawn hours of April 12, 1981, they illuminated a spacecraft like no other: the space shuttle. Just before liftoff, the crew of two climbed inside space shuttle...

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Dragon/Falcon 9 Rollout and Lift to Vertical - BROLL

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Dragon/Falcon 9 Rollout and Lift to Vertical - BROLL

2020 NASA

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the ...

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Dragon/Falcon 9 Rollout and Lift to Vertical - TIMELAPSE

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Dragon/Falcon 9 Rollout and Lift to Vertical - TIMELAPSE

2020 NASA

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the ...

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KSC-09-S-00044

2009 NASA

Space shuttle Endeavour stands tall and proud on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. First motion of Endeavour's rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 11:57 p.m. E...

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KSC-11-S-00023

2011 NASA

The space shuttles are some of the most high-tech and complex vehicles ever built, but they couldn't fly without the help of an older technology: the NASA railroad at Kennedy Space Center in Florid...

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KSC-07-S-00102

2007 NASA

Space shuttle Discovery rockets off the launch pad, blazing a trail toward orbit on the STS-120 mission. The mission will be the 23rd assembly flight to the International Space Station and the 34th...

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KSC-05-S-00059

2005 NASA

What do two Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters plus one External Tank equal? Enough thrust to power Space Shuttle Discovery on its Return to Flight mission to the International Space Station. R...

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KSC-05-S-00071

2005 NASA

How do the Solid Rocket Boosters work? The Solid Rocket Boosters are the most powerful part of the Space Shuttle. At liftoff, they give us that extra oomph we need to get off the launch pad when th...

SpaceX DM-2 Flight Day Highlights - May 30, 2020

SpaceX DM-2 Flight Day Highlights - May 30, 2020

2020 NASA

Almost nine years after the final space shuttle mission, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida May 30, an American rocket launching from American soil, placing ...

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iss063m261761709_Late_Late_Show_and_NPR_Morning_Edition_200624

2020 NASA

SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS DISCUSS LIFE IN SPACE WITH NPR AND JAMES CORDEN Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 63 Flight Engineers Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken discussed their hi...

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iss063m261601529_Expedition_63_InFlight_with_ABC_and_NBC_200608

2020 NASA

SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS DISCUSS COMMERCIAL FLIGHT TO ISS Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 63 Flight Engineers Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken of NASA discussed their groundb...

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KSC-06-S-00186

2006 NASA

Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: A repeat success - Discovery is home, mission STS-121 is complete, and now NASA is preparing for another thrilling mission to the International Space ...

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KSC-05-S-00150

2005 NASA

Space Shuttle Discovery is back in the towering Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was a four-mile, ten-hour ride Thursday, May 26, to the VAB from the launch p...

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KSC-05-S-00162

2005 NASA

With the Return to Flight mission just around the corner, Space Shuttle Discovery is back in launch position at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery returned to Launch Pad 39B on June ...

Michoud Assembly Facility Historic Resource Reel

Michoud Assembly Facility Historic Resource Reel

2019 NASA

This video includes historic footage of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Michoud played a role in all NASA’s human spaceflight programs to date including the Saturn V that sent ...

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KSC-06-S-00229

2006 NASA

Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: At the Pad_ Space Shuttle Discovery is at the launch pad and ready to fly on mission STS-116 to the International Space Station. And, practice makes p...

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KSC-04-S-00378

2004 NASA

For over half a century, Kennedy Space Center has been the crown jewel of American spaceflight. From the first flights of experimental rockets to the mighty roar of today's Space Shuttle, this NASA...

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KSC-11-S-00018

2011 NASA

For more than 40 years, the twin crawler-transporters at NASA's Kennedy Space Center have slowly traveled the gravel track between the massive Vehicle Assembly Building and the two launch pads at L...

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KSC-05-S-00079

2005 NASA

Now on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: The world watches as NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery rolls out to the launch pad for Return to Flight_ And, Discovery gets an 'eye' to keep watch on the ...

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KSC-08-S-00055

2008 NASA

Hi, I'm Jeremy Graeber, NASA Test Director and this is your Space Shuttle Minute. Space Shuttle Atlantis stands once again on Launch Pad 39A for a rumbling liftoff next month on a mission to upgra...

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KSC-10-S-00078

2010 NASA

Discovery's Last Ride Like a Broadway star ready for the final performance, space shuttle Discovery took center stage as it emerged through the Vehicle Assembly Building's towering door. The shu...

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KSC-04-S-00397

2004 NASA

The first of Discovery's two rocket boosters is beginning to take shape in preparation for Return to Flight. Section by section, the booster components are being hoisted into place at NASA's Kenne...

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KSC-05-S-00151

2005 NASA

Next, on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: Space Shuttle Discovery leaves Launch Pad 39B. Plus, External Tank-121, NASA'S second re-designed External Tank, gets a new heater as it prepares t...

NASA Achieves Testing Milestone with Engines for Initial SLS Missions

NASA Achieves Testing Milestone with Engines for Initial SLS Missions

2019 NASA

NASA conducted a hot fire test of RS-25 flight engine No. 2062 on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center on April 4, with a full-duration of 500 seconds. The hot fire caps more than four years ...

NASA Achieves Testing Milestone with Engines for Initial SLS Missions

NASA Achieves Testing Milestone with Engines for Initial SLS Missions

2019 NASA

NASA conducted a hot fire test of RS-25 flight engine No. 2062 on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center on April 4, with a full-duration of 500 seconds. The hot fire caps more than four years ...

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KSC-06-S-00151

2006 NASA

Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: Space Shuttle Discovery spends a week in the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it’s mated to its external tank and solid rocket boosters… The STS-...

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KSC-06-S-00039

2006 NASA

You're watching NASA Direct. Next on the Space Shuttle Status Report. Things are moving into place inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for orbiter Discovery's...

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KSC-04-S-00405

2004 NASA

When Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off on its Return to Flight mission, Chuck Jones and his teammates will watch with pride. Chuck is a Solid Rocket Booster technician for Shuttle contractor United...

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KSC-05-S-00163

2005 NASA

Next, on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: Space Shuttle Discovery makes a much-anticipated return to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Plus, Discovery's payloads stand r...

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KSC-05-S-00161

2005 NASA

At Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Discovery has been remated to its External Tank and twin Solid Rocket Boosters. The new External Tank, ET-121, was originally sch...