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How did the Space Shuttle launch work?

There is a long process to get the Space Shuttle into orbit around the Earth, primarily taking place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This video features audio tracks available in over 20 languages ...
Space.com

NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft to lift off May 15 as Lego Icons model

A new flight plan has been filed for a NASA winged orbiter and its jumbo jet transport, four decades after the iconic combination departed on its one and only international goodwill tour. The Lego ...
NBC Los Angeles

It's moving day for original full-size space shuttle mock-up in Downey

The original full-size prototype design for the space shuttle traveled on a Downey street Thursday for a stop at a renovation facility before it lands at a museum. It looks like it could fly with its ...
Los Angeles Times

‘This is where it all happened.’ Downey’s space shuttle prototype begins move to future home

At slower than a walking pace, the prototype that helped launch America’s space shuttle program paraded down Downey streets Thursday morning on its way to a temporary housing location in preparation ...