Popular Posts

Thursday, April 14, 2011

NASA


Over spring break I visited NASA. I learned about the history of the space program. The space shuttles last launch is April 29, 2011. Its first launch was April 12, 1981 which can be viewed at the top. The space shuttle program retires after over 30 years of service and 134, soon to be 135, missions. And the remaining space shuttles will be sent to two museums in California and Washington DC. one will stay at Kennedy Space Center  on the landing and or launch sight and the prototype orbiter will be sent to New York. The shuttle retires but what is next? Orion will take the shuttles place in missions,

1 comment:

  1. i went to the Kennedy space center when i was 11 and i remember how huge it was where they build the space shuttle. It was highly classified so you couldn't GO IN THE BUILDING. there was also a large shuttle that was decommissioned so we could get up close!!!

    ReplyDelete