Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
America Returns to Human Space Flight
Explanation:
NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/]'s launch of the massive Space Shuttle [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] Discovery yesterday brought a nation known for its tremendous space program back to human space flight. Shuttle flights [ http://spaceflight.…] had been suspended for over two years previously following the tragic loss [ http://www.nasa.gov…] of the Space Shuttle Columbia crew [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] on 2003 February 1. The complex, powerful Space Shuttle Discovery [ http://science.ksc.…] lifted a crew of seven into an Earth orbit that will bring them to the International Space Station [ http://www.nasa.gov…] (ISS). The shuttle crew [ http://www.nasa.gov…] will deliver supplies to the ISS [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], perform repairs, and test new methods for inspecting and repairing the shuttle's thermal protection system [ http://www.centenni…]. Three space walks are planned. This Return to Flight [ http://www.nasa.gov…] Mission STS-114 is pictured above [ http://mediaarchive…] launching from Pad 39B [ http://www-pao.ksc.…] on Cape Canaveral [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], Florida [ http://www.infoplea…].
Credit and Copyright:
NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/]
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_what:
Columbia
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap050727

America Returns to Human Space Flight
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