Space Shuttle Launch

Upcoming launches and landings of crew members to and from the international space station and launches of rockets delivering spacecraft that observe the earth visit other planets and explore the universe.
Space shuttle launch. First space shuttle launched. Make space in your travels for unique and inspiring experiences during your florida vacation. The launch which will take place from the kennedy space center in florida is scheduled for 4 33 p m. The united states opened a new era of human space travel on saturday as a private company for the first time launched astronauts into orbit nearly a decade after the government retired the.
Hurley and behnken blasted off from kennedy space center s historic launch pad 39a which was also used for the apollo and space shuttle programs at 3 22 p m. An attempt on. Launch of space shuttle columbia on 12 april 1981 at pad 39a for mission sts 1 the space shuttle was a partially reusable low earth orbital spacecraft system operated by the national aeronautics and space administration nasa. The first space shuttle mission sts 1 would be the first time nasa performed a crewed first flight of a spacecraft.
Visitors can watch rockets blast off meet astronauts and celebrate holidays in space just to name a few. High definition excerpt from the 2010 space documentary hubble. On april 12 1981 the space shuttle launched for the first time and was piloted by john young and robert crippen. An imax 3d camera chronicles the effort of 7.
Edt and it s probably the biggest nasa event in recent memory.