Topic: Space Shuttle Atlantis

Eight Years of Opportunity

Eight years after landing on Mars for what was planned as a three-month mission, NASA's enduring Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is working on...

January 28 - Sand Dunes Throughout the Solar System

Smithsonian's Stars Lecture Series Jim Zimbelman, Geologist, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies Saturday, January 28 5:45 pm Albert Einstein...
For the University of Colorado community, the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters -- remembered by many as two of the nation's worst...

NASA Spaceport Breaks Ground

NASA's retired space shuttle Atlantis is a step closer to completing its final journey. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex broke ground...
In Peggy Neder's kitchen, you can find a large framed piece of memorabilia that signifies her late husband's place in Astros history and proves ...

Shuttle Discovery to make one last flight

The space shuttle Discovery will take to air one last time during its voyage to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, officials said. . The...

American Idol in Galveston: Just like the good ol days

Ramiro Garcia Last night's episode of American Idol offered us a few strong contenders and an out-of-place space shuttle opening sequence. Houston...

2021: Newt's Space Odyssey

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A couple weeks ago, I got a chance to interview Rex Walheim-astronaut, test pilot, and all-around swell guy. He answered five questions BoingBoing...
Before Karl Lagerfeld's space shuttle Couture show took off yesterday in Paris, he gave Chanel's creative director of makeup, Peter Philips, a...