SpaceRef

Last Shuttle Booster Segments Arrive at KSC

In another sign that NASA’s space shuttle program is winding down to retirement, the very last segments for the shuttles mighty Solid Rocket Boosters arrived by train in Florida on Thursday, May 27.
Gizmodo

Space Shuttle Boosters Point to the Sky for the First Time in Over a Decade

The Solid Rocket Motors standing tall at the California Science Center. Photo: Image courtesy of California Science Center The pair of rocket boosters that lifted the iconic Space Shuttle to orbit are ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Shuttle Endeavour’s boosters get cone tops at California Science Center

The California Science Center on Wednesday, Dec. 6, marked another milestone in the intricate process of assembling an upright, launch-ready display of the space shuttle Endeavour, completing the ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

These recycled space shuttle parts are now powering Artemis I to space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - When NASA’s giant new moon rocket soars into space, the roar of its rockets will be the last gasp for some pieces of space shuttle program history. The Artemis I mission’s ...
Tampa Bay Times

NASA discovers leak in joint of shuttle boosters

Hot gas seeped through joints in both rocket boosters during Columbia's launch two weeks ago but did not damage the O-rings or endanger the space shuttle or its crew, NASA said Wednesday. Nonetheless, ...
SpaceRef

Last Shuttle Booster Segments Arrive at KSC

One of 6 rail cars transporting final segments for shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters arrives in Florida on May 27. Boosters segments will be stacked for Atlantis “Launch on Need” potential mission and may ...