NASA's Space Shuttle Program Officially Ends After Final Celebration. HOUSTON — NASA's space shuttle program came to its official end Wednesday (Aug.
Earth. After similar celebrations at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, the last of these events took place Saturday (Aug. Representatives of the Houston Astros and Aeros sports teams, actor Seth Green, singer Jimmy Buffett, Sesame Street's Elmo, and late night talk show host Jay Leno all offered their thanks for the shuttle. The shuttle program has built the largest space station in history, has revolutionized science with the Hubble Space Telescope and has inspired a generation to dream of space. Your sacrifices have allowed us to be successful. This accomplishment is also a great success for you and thank you. Udvar- Hazy Center in northern Virginia, was retired first in March. Endeavour landed June 1 and is now being prepared for display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. It will be exhibited near where it and all the other shuttles launched and most landed, at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. We stand on their shoulders tonight as we celebrate. Similar flags were flown and retired during ceremonies at Kennedy Space Center and Marshall Space Flight Center. Called upon to visit two space stations, the Hubble Space Telescope and to return Americans to space, Discovery served as the vehicle for some of the most daring missions in shuttle history. During its time in orbit, Endeavour saved the Hubble Space Telescope on the first mission to service the iconic observatory and it also delivered the first U. S. Copyright 2. 01. NASA's space shuttle fleet is hanging up its wings after 30 years. The first shuttle flight, STS-1, launched on April 12, 1981. At the time the space shuttle program ended, the three remaining shuttles had flown 25, 33, and 39 times respectively. They were designed for a lifetime of 100. NASA's retired space shuttle Discovery is one step closer to its final home, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Discovery took off after daybreak one last.
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