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space shuttle Endeavour U.S. space shuttle space shuttle space shuttle: Challenger, 1984 Spacelab 1 Challenger
Witness the liftoff and landing of NASA's Columbia space shuttle crewed by astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen
space shuttle: Takeoff and landing
International Space Station Discovery Columbia breaking up, 2003 U.S. space shuttle Discovery
The impact and limitations of America's space shuttle program
space shuttle Endeavour Sally Ride Challenger explosion, 1986 Eileen Collins toys with a roll of paper scrap in microgravity while serving as pilot of the U.S. space shuttle orbiter Atlantis in May 1997. U.S. space shuttle orbiter Discovery liftoff, 1985 space shuttle landing space shuttle liftoff astronaut spacewalk training launch vehicles atmosphere: vertical structure rocket motor space shuttle main engine flow
Witness the relocation of the space shuttle Enterprise to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex in Manhattan, New York
U.S. space shuttle orbiter.
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View of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, M31).
Astronomy and Space Quiz
Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.
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Edwin E. Aldrin (Buzz Aldrin) stands on the moon, Apollo 11
Famous Astronauts and Cosmonauts

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Witness the liftoff and landing of NASA's Columbia space shuttle crewed by astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen
Liftoff and landing of Columbia, the first space shuttle, April 12–14, 1981.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
space shuttle: Takeoff and landing
This video shows a takeoff and landing of a crewed U.S. space shuttle. The shuttle's...
Video: NASA
The impact and limitations of America's space shuttle program
Erik Gregersen, astronomy and space exploration editor of Encyclopædia Britannica,...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Witness the relocation of the space shuttle Enterprise to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex in Manhattan, New York
Time-lapse video of the relocation of the space shuttle Enterprise to the...
Video: EarthCam (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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space shuttle Endeavour
The space shuttle Endeavour landing at Edwards Air Force Base, southern California,...
Jim Ross/NASA
U.S. space shuttle
U.S. space shuttle, composed of a winged orbiter, an external liquid-propellant tank,...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
space shuttle
Diagram of a space shuttle.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
space shuttle: Challenger, 1984
Open cargo bay of the shuttle orbiter Challenger, photographed February...
NASA
Spacelab 1
West German physicist-astronaut Ulf Merbold conducting a materials-processing experiment...
NASA
Challenger
Seventh launch of the space shuttle and second liftoff of Challenger, on...
NASA
International Space Station
American astronaut Peggy Whitson (right), Expedition 16 commander, greeting American...
NASA
Discovery
The space shuttle Discovery preparing to dock with the International Space...
NASA
Columbia breaking up, 2003
Streaks of burning debris from the U.S. space shuttle orbiter Columbia as...
Dr. Scott Lieberman/AP Images
U.S. space shuttle Discovery
Launch of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery, July 2006.
Gianni Woods/NASA
space shuttle Endeavour
The space shuttle Endeavour traveling from the Los Angeles International Airport...
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Sally Ride
Sally Ride serving as mission specialist on the flight deck of the space shuttle...
NASA
Challenger explosion, 1986
U.S. space shuttle Challenger just seconds after its explosive destruction...
NASA
Eileen Collins toys with a roll of paper scrap in microgravity while serving as pilot...
NASA
U.S. space shuttle orbiter Discovery liftoff, 1985
U.S. space shuttle orbiter Discovery lifting off from the Kennedy Space...
Johnson Space Center/NASA
space shuttle landing
Shuttle orbiter Discovery making a landing on the runway at the John F....
NASA
space shuttle liftoff
Liftoff of the first U.S. space shuttle, April 12, 1981, from John F. Kennedy Space...
NASA
astronaut spacewalk training
Space-suited U.S. astronaut (centre), assisted by a scuba diver, practicing in-space...
NASA
launch vehicles
Comparative diagram of eight launch vehicles: (from left to right) V-2, R-7, Saturn...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
atmosphere: vertical structure
The layers of Earth's atmosphere, showing heights of characteristic atmospheric phenomena.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
rocket motor
Cutaway of a large solid rocket motor. This type of motor, used on the U.S. space...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
space shuttle main engine flow
Space shuttle main engine flow.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
U.S. space shuttle orbiter.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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