Hit the pedal to metal
For anyone who is into flying and high speed. Here is a fascinating movie by NASA/Glenn from the point of view of the Solid Rocket Booster. Sound is live from the cameras!
Free ride home
The picture below shows us Space shuttle Discovery mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on April 17 near the U.S. Capitol. Discovery spent 365 days in space, orbited the Earth 5,830 timeas and traveled 148,221,675 miles. Discovery will be transfered to the US National Air and Space Museum.
On the way to the muesum. Image: NASA/Smithsonian Institution/Harold Dorwin
“Atlantis and the STS-135 crew touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida just before dawn on July 21, 2011, wrapping up the final mission of the 30-year space shuttle program.“ (Source: NASA)
Quite an emotional moment for anybody like me, who is interested in Aerospace and Aerospace Technology. What’s the next frontier?
After 30 years the Space Shuttle is on its last mission. Amazing pictures from the last three decades can be seen on the Website of the Atlantic. Just click here.
Poetry in motion
And here you see the Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver “backflip” that Atlantis performed July 10, 2011. Phantastic, isn’t it?
