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Atlas 5 launches, Delta 4 next up

May 15, 2013

An Atlas 5 rocket soared through blue skies May 15 to launch the first GPS satellite on an Atlas in 28 years.

It is the first of two launches in seven days. A Delta 4 is set to launch May 22 at sunset.

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The Flight Decks

April 2013

You can now get a commemorative edition print of the Space Shuttle Flight Deck (right) in addition to standard prints. Photos of the flight decks of all three now-retired Space Shuttles, Endeavour, fully powered, Atlantis and Discovery, are still available in all sizes. Endeavour, with its power on, looks particularly spectacular, just as it looked in space during a mission.

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       Atlantis cockpit

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Australia Odyssey 2012

April 10, 2013

See photos from my amazing month-long adventure Down Under last November-December to witness a total eclipse of the sun, and explore the farthest reaches of this far-off continent with its ancient untouched formations and its strange wildlife.

Places include Tropical North Queensland, Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Sydney.

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TDRS-K launches!

January 30, 2013

TDRS-K, NASA's first Tracking & Data Relay Satellite in over a decade, zoomed into space aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket tonight from Cape Canaveral.

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Total Solar Eclipse 2012

November 15, 2012

Totality and the shadow of the moon came to Tropical Northern Queensland November 14, as a solar eclipse tore a path across north Australia and into the Pacific Ocean.

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Fireworks end shuttle program

November 2, 2012

Fireworks exploded over Atlantis as it arrived at its new $100 million KSC VC home November 2, officially ending the shuttle program in its entirety.

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Endeavour to Los Angeles

September 19, 2012

Space Shuttle Endeavour took off for Los Angeles atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft September 19, for its new home at the California Science Center. It was the last time in history a shuttle would be airborne.

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Discovery to Smithsonian

April 17, 2012

Shuttle Discovery departed Florida forever April 17, leaving at sunrise atop NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft bound for the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. It was a tearful goodbye for thousands who flocked to see it take off, and sweeter for the enormous crowds that welcomed the ship as it flew over the National Mall and famous monuments in the nation's capital.


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GOODBYE, SPACE SHUTTLE!

July 21, 2011

After 33 years and 135 missions, America's Space Shuttle Program is over. Atlantis landed to end STS-135 at 5:57am EDT July 21, closing out this great chapter in American history.

View photos of Atlantis' last mission, from rollover through launch and landing, start to finish, below.


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STS-134: Endeavour's last mission

June 1, 2011

The shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth for good June 1, 2011, touching down in the dark of night at 2:35am EDT.

View photos from the entire STS-134 mission, start to finish, below.


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STS-133: Discovery's last mission

March 9, 2011

Shuttle Discovery returned to Earth for the last time March 9, 2011, landing back in Florida and closing out its 27 year career as the flagship orbiter.

View photos from the entire STS-133 mission, start to finish, below.

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