As the US space shuttle program enters its eventide, with flights due to end in September, here’s an unusual and largely forgotten episode from its early days. On 5 June 1983, shuttle Enterprise touched down at Stansted airport as part of a European tour that …
The space shuttle Endeavour’s final flight could be to South Kensington. NASA plans to sell off its aging orbiters after decommissioning the fleet in 2010. Today, London’s Science Museum announced it would put in a bid. The museum needs to raise £30 million to stand …
Space.com are showing a picture of a London red bus ensconced within European space freighter the Jules Verne. Less romantically known as the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), the Jules Verne is due to dock with the International Space Station tomorrow. Alas, the bus is intended …
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