SpaceX, the private company with a big NASA contract to send capsules to space, static fired its Falcon rocket before the actual launch of the space capsule on the 7th of May. 9 Merlin rockets roared for 2 seconds just perfectly!

NASA’s four decade long and $209 billion worth space shuttle program comes to an end with the launch of Atlantis on 8th July. But was the shuttle program really worth all that much? A balanced look.

Atlantis is set to launch in two days – the final breath of the NASA’s four decade old space shuttle program. With a crew of four, it will deliver essential supplies and spares to the ISS.

Endeavour has landed. The last space flight, STS-134, of the youngest shuttle in the NASA fleet, beloved by one and all, came to an end after 16 days in space on the second last mission NASA has planned to the International Space Station.

The ISS and the space shuttle Endeavour will be visible as thin streaks on a time-lapse photo. This wonderful spectacle will initially be visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, but will also become visible in the Northern Hemisphere.

The last flight of the space shuttle Endeavour, STS-134, will take place on Monday, the 16th of May. The launch is scheduled for 08:56 AM, EST, or 12:56 GMT from the Kennedy Space Centre.

NASA has just called off the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour by at least three days due to a glitch in one of the thermostats onboard ths shuttle. The Kennedy Space Center has issued an explanation why the launch, STS-134, was postponed.

On the 29th of April, the space shuttle, Endeavour, will liftoff, primarily, to deliver a multi-billion dollar instrument – the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) – to the International Space Station. The liftoff is scheduled for 1947 GMT on 29th April, from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.