This is still my favourite sticker ever, always be deploying!

#bag #spaceShuttle #orange #nasa

Rocket Lab Electron among first artifacts installed in CA Science Center space gallery https://arstechni.ca/b55Z #SamuelOschinAirandSpaceCenter #CaliforniaScienceCenter #spaceshuttlemainengine #KentKresaSpaceGallery #solidrocketbooster #Spaceexploration #spacehistory #Spaceshuttle #walkthrough #LosAngeles #Endeavour #rocketlab #electron #Space #SSME #SRB

On this day November 11 1982: Space Shuttle Columbia was launched from Kennedy Space Center, marking the first operational mission of the Space Shuttle program. The successful mission showed the world what the Space Shuttle fleet could accomplish and laid the groundwork for decades of human spaceflight achievements and helped usher in a new era of routine orbital missions, satellite deployment, and scientific experimentation. #SpaceHistory #NASA #SpaceShuttle #OnThisDay

Watching NOVA on the ISS and its been so long since space shuttles flew. I forgot how fucking cool they are.

Alas, the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio doesn't have one, but they do have the cocpit training module and a plywood mockup of the rest and its SO FUCKING BIG. I think they had larger vehicles there with winspan or length, but nothing like the barrel of the shuttle. It could haul so much.

Especially when you previously saw the actual Mercury and Gemini capulsules. I don't think I'd fit in a Gemini, let alone me and someone else.

Also, back to that cocpit, it's about 90% switches and dials. Totally mind boggling.

#NASA #Space #ISS #InternationalSpaceStation #SpaceShuttle

Heute (30.10.2025) vor...
...40 Jahren Start von STS-61-A (#Spaceshuttle #Challenger) mit 2 Deutschen an Bord,
Mehr https://astronomiemuseum.de/heute-vor
#Astronomiemuseum

The astronaut who filmed the Dream is Alive

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/the-astronaut-who-filmed-the-dream-is-alive/

Texas lawmakers double down on Discovery, call for DOJ investigation into Smithsonian https://arstechni.ca/8ETR #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #StevenF.Udvar-HazyCenter #BringtheSpaceShutleHome #U.S.DepartmentofJustice #OneBigBeautifulBill #spacecenterhouston #Spaceexploration #spacehistory #Spaceshuttle #Smithsonian #JohnCornyn #markwarner #RandyWeber #Chantilly #Discovery #markkelly #Virginia #tedcruz #letter #Senate #Space #texas #DoJ

📰 Smithsonian might have to cut #spaceShuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas — #Space

In letter to Congress, museum warns shuttle must be disassembled for transfer, irreversibly damaging one of most meticulously preserved spaceflight history pieces. #NASA & #Smithsonian conclude doing so would "destroy its historical value." Smithsonian estimates cost at $120–$150M, not including a new TX facility for the shuttle, exceeding the $85M budget.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/the-smithsonian-might-have-to-cut-space-shuttle-discovery-into-pieces-to-get-it-to-texas

#USPolitics

Eileen Collins: Trailblazing NASA’s First Female Space Shuttle Commander

Eileen Collins, NASA’s first female Space Shuttle pilot and commander, is celebrated in a new documentary, *Spacewoman*, which chronicles her groundbreaking career. From a young age, Collins dreamed of becoming an astronaut, inspired by a magazine article about the Gemini astronauts. Despite no wome... [More info]

Senators spar over plans to move shuttle Discovery

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/senators-spar-over-plans-to-move-shuttle-discovery/

"…both the #Smithsonian and #NASA have estimated that it will cost at least $120 million to $150 million to relocate the [#spaceShuttle] #Discovery, not including the expenses of building a new facility in Texas to house the vehicle."

In other words, $150M of taxpayer money will be WASTED on a completely UNNECESSARY MOVE. And that is part of the budget considerations that led to the #Trump and #Republican #governmentShutdown. They do that AND fire gov't workers.

#USPolitics

Also, Texas has a terrible history of properly storing invaluable artifacts.
The #Shuttle replica they did receive, named #Independence, was vandalized in 2013.

Don't give #JSC valuable artifacts; they just destroy them.

https://www.space.com/23785-space-shuttle-replica-vandalized-with-graffiti-in-houston.html

#SpaceShuttle #MoronAreGouverningAmerica

#Trump wants to destroy Space Shuttle #Discovery to further his petty feud with the #Smithsonian by sending the #Orbiter to Texas. The only way to do so is to tear Discovery apart; destroying an invaluable historical artifact.

Again, he wants to destroy an invaluable historical artifact because of a petty feud that exists only in his demented and delusional mind.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/dismantling_discovery/

#SpaceShuttle #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica

Very happy to see some reasonable thinking on this out of #congress

#discovery #spaceshuttle #smithsonian

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/senators-to-appropriators-leave-space-shuttle-discovery-in-smithsonian/

Senators try to halt shuttle move, saying “little evidence” of public demand https://arstechni.ca/DnNP #BringtheSpaceShutleHomeAct #CommitteeonAppropriations #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #StevenF.Udvar-HazyCenter #OneBigBeautifulBill #spacecenterhouston #Spaceexploration #spacehistory #Spaceshuttle #Smithsonian #DickDurbin #JohnCorbyn #markwarner #Chantilly #Discovery #markkelly #senators #TimKaine #Virginia #tedcruz #letter #Senate #Space #texas

Someone's AI still thinks #NASA has a #SpaceShuttle, I'm not sure how SpaceX would be able to launch one of those

https://mstdn.social/@techi_/115265006604439380

@personifieddevil @BrodieOnLinux yes and no.

• You know.how much old stuff is still being deployed?

The #SpaceShuttle program got aborted because they couldn't get new old stock of radiation hardened chips, and to this day you have stuff like #ISA cards and #i486 systems in many #CriticalInfrastructure because noone can or wants to reimplement systems.

• GE literally used #PDP11's to automatically control their nuclear reactor designs because as old as they are the design has been known to work and re-certifying something new is basically almost impossible and not financially feasible.

And believe it or not, #git may be part of the toolchain for something that runs #VxWorks and goes into space:

• Stuff like the #MarsHelicopter being cobbled together from modern #Smartphone parts is more of an accident than actual planning, because it was a severly constrained effort.

As for #Rust, I rarely see benefits outweight the costs…

PLP255: Catching Strays #art #MastoArt #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #Photoshop #sketch #SpeedPaint #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Vehicle #SpaceShuttle #Satellite #Shiptember #Spaceshiptember2025 #SST25

Visual – space

Space theme is enthusiastic. And with space it starts everything visual. And, so, this is continue. Again, space. Simply space. It looks like it is somekind videogame. Vertical theme. As shmup. But, this is only an intro with music. Small program.

https://dimalinkeng.blogspot.com/2025/09/visual-space.html

#visual #animation #space #galaxy #constellation #nebula #astronaut #cosmonaut #spacerocket #spaceshuttle #satellite #sci fi #fantastic #likevideogame #retro #program