Ascent (2012) (NASA commentary on a high quality slow motion film of a space shuttle launch)

https://fedi.video/videos/watch/d86a66bd-84c0-4f3d-8e61-59cfe0442e91

Space Shuttle Endeavour Takes Flight https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/space-shuttle-endeavour-takes-flight/ #NASA #SpaceShuttle #STS99

Love these relief sculptures on 1980s housing on Edzell Street in the west of Glasgow. Created by Brian Kelly, they're titled The Modern Myth, and represent The Sea (top left), The Land (top right), Air (bottom left) and Space (bottom right). I think I'm right in saying the final panel includes the only sculptural representation of a space shuttle on the city's architecture.

Former NASA Official, Astronaut Bob Cabana Receives Top Civilian Award https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/former-nasa-official-astronaut-bob-cabana-receives-top-civilian-award/ #NASA #RobertDCabana #BillNelson #JohnsonSpaceCenter #KennedySpaceCenter #NASAHeadquarters #PamelaAMelroy #SpaceShuttle #StennisSpaceCenter

#ColdWar mystery: Why did #JimmyCarter save #spaceshuttle?
#Carter, according to Kraft, returned from Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT), and he had spoken with the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev, about how US was going to fly shuttle over Moscow continuously to ensure they were compliant with agreements.
So when Frosch met with president and said #NASA didn’t have money to finish space shuttle, administrator got a response he did not expect: “How much do you need?”
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/12/a-cold-war-mystery-why-did-jimmy-carter-save-the-space-shuttle/

What spaceflight owes to Jimmy Carter: The president's little-known NASA legacy—NBC News

The Space Shuttle went forward and Voyagers launched with messages for any aliens interceptors, all when I was in high school.

@books @bookstodon @religion #bookstodon #sciencefiction #space #AmWritingSF #secretscifinetwork #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #JimmyCarter #NASA #voyager #spaceshuttle

https://apple.news/AjURQyQFnRDOBmmLsQJmGFQ

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster at the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham.

Absolutely fascinating. Brilliantly written narrative nonfiction. Utterly suspenseful even though you know what’s coming. One of the best books I’ve read this year.

A Caribbean Spacewalk https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/a-caribbean-spacewalk/ #NASA #CarlEWalz #FormerAstronauts #JamesHNewman #SpaceShuttle

Atlantis Begins 13th Space Trip https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/atlantis-begins-13th-space-trip/ #NASA #SpaceShuttle

This is a moment I have been waiting for since the two podcasts we recorded a while back on Redefing Technology And Society Podcast discussing your book “Throug the glass ceiling to the stars — which is quite amazing

Book https://www.amazon.com/dp/1950994058/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_1E1M7KAR31QTAZ2XJ2K6?linkCode=ml2&tag=audiosignals-20

Here the episode for those interested:
https://www.redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com/episodes/book-through-the-glass-ceiling-to-the-stars-the-story-of-the-first-american-woman-to-command-a-space-mission-a-conversation-with-astronaut-eileen-collins-redefining-society-podcast-with-marco-ciappelli

Congratulations, Eileen Collins, I hope you will join me again to talk about the documentary.

Imagining the Future https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/imagining-the-future/ #NASA #SpaceShuttle

I never saw this picture of #SallyRide and #KathrynSullivan synchronising their watches before the lift-off of STS-41-G. Christina Koch shared it on her Instagram and I absolutely loved it. It wasn't uploaded to Commons so I did it

The tires on the Space Shuttle were filled with nitrogen, could support over 27,200kg (60,000lbs) each, could endure landing speeds of up to 417kmh (259mph), and were designed for just one landing.

#science #sciencefacts #spaceshuttle #tires #wheels

sidenote : an empty shuttle weighed about 75,000kg (165,000lbs)

Astronaut José Hernández Boards Discovery https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/astronaut-jose-hernandez-boards-discovery/ #NASA #FormerAstronauts #JoséMHernández #SpaceShuttle

A SAFER Way https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/a-safer-way/ #NASA #MarkCLee #SpaceShuttle #STS64

Space Shuttle Atlantis carrying out its Rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM) during STS-135.

The RPM allowed the crew members aboard the ISS to take many close up shots of the external of the Shuttle, including the heat shield, to determine whether or not it was in a safe enough condition for reentry.

RPMs became standard practice after the loss of Columbia due to holes in its heat shield.

: NASA

Astronaut Eileen Collins, NASA’s First Female Shuttle Commander https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/astronaut-eileen-collins-nasas-first-female-shuttle-commander/ #NASA #EileenMCollins #SpaceShuttle

30 Years Ago: STS-65 Lifts Off https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/30-years-ago-sts-65-lifts-off/ #NASA #KennedySpaceCenter #SpaceShuttle #STS65