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Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch

On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle ...
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How Space Shuttle Discovery Almost Became a Victim of Cultural Vandalism

Space Shuttle Discovery remains intact at the Smithsonian after officials warned relocation could damage the historic orbiter ...
The Root

NASA Chief: Final Shuttle Launch Begins New Era

When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off on Friday, it will mark the final NASA shuttle mission ever. But the shuttering of the 30-year-old program isn’t the end of American space exploration — in ...
CNN

NASA: Space shuttle replacement won't fly until 2014

NASA has put off the planned launch of its next-generation Orion spacecraft for a year, a setback to efforts to fly a successor to its aging space shuttles, the space agency announced Monday.
NewsBytes

NASA to demolish historic Saturn V, shuttle test towers

NASA is set to demolish two historic test stands at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, which were instrumental in testing the Saturn V rocket and Space Shuttle.

SpaceX’s market share in the commercial space launch industry: What investors need to know

The increasing number of commercial space launches and the upward trend in upmass serve as unmistakable signs of space ...