Launch of STS-1
#otd STS-1 with Orbiter Columbia OV-102 launched from the Cape, 12 April 1981. She spent 54 in space, not the center fuel tank is...
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
Still one of the most impressive aviation achievements is the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), Here is 747-100 N905NA still with the...
Orbiter Endeavor OV-105 (2011)
With Orbiter Endeavor OV-105 defying gravity this week at California Science Center we look back to STS-134, backdropped by a night time...
Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 Full Stack
The last time an Orbiter was involved in full stack on the west coast was back in the 1980’s at Vandenberg AFB with Orbiter OV-101...
Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 (1985)
A look back to Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 in launch position on the Space Launch Complex SLC #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the...
BB-8 launched by Columbia?
Hold the phone, OV-102 Columbia had BB-8 aboard back in 1997? Just kidding, it’s a #satellite being deployed and what a resemblance....
Orbiter Discovery
Orbiter Discovery OV-103 on STS-114 (2005) docked to the Destiny laboratory of International Space Station, you can see the new tiles on...
Orbiter Mockup
Another unique Orbiter mock-up used for training was this one at Edwards AFB, here it being used for fire rescue training with stand in...
Space Shuttle Egress Training
Flashback to 1977 with Astronaut Gerald P. Carr practicing Emergency Egress at JSC with an Orbiter mockup. Note that the egress was...
STS-90 Columbia
A look at Orbiter Columbia OV-102 at Launch Pad 39B after its rollout prior to STS-90. Yes that is a flame trench below. #spaceshuttle...
