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Atlas 5 launches AEHF-2

May 4, 2012

An Atlas 5 lifted off at 2:42pm EDT May 4 with AEHF-2, a military communications satellite designed to keep a line of defense even in nuclear war here on earth.



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Discovery enters Smithsonian

April 19, 2012

Shuttle Discovery became a permanent centerpiece of the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center outside Washington, D.C. It will be on display for the decades to come!

See photos of Enterprise's arrival in NYC!

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Farewell, Discovery!

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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Flight deck, powered up

April 5, 2012

The Flight Deck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, fully powered, is seen here for one of the final times. The only shuttle that still has its life blood flowing through, Endeavour will be powered down in the coming weeks as it prepares for its museum display in Los Angeles.

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Delta 4 lifts off at Vandenberg

April 3, 2012

A Delta 4 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., April 3, sending NROL-25 into orbit. It was the fourth Delta 4 from famous SLC-6.

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Atlas 5 launches MUOS-1

February 24, 2012

The largest Atlas rocket in history and the 200th Centaur upper stage combined to successfully put the heaviest Atlas payload to date into orbit: MUOS-1 will serve as a communications platform in the sky for the US Navy.

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Pacific NW & Canadian Rockies

November 27, 2011

Photos from my 2011 odyssey across the Pacific Northwest, Canadian & US Rockies are now available!


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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. Go Atlantis!

View photos of America's space shuttle on its last journey into space!


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STS-134: Endeavour lands for good

June 1, 2011

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

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STS-133: Discovery home for good

March 9, 2011

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

Discovery will head for the Smithsonian in Washington next year, the first of three closing chapters in the shuttle's history.


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