As the NASA Space Shuttle Program comes to an end, follow The Washington Times' historical coverage of the retirement and relocation of its spacecraft to museums across the US.
By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times
Space shuttles Discovery and Enterprise stood nose to nose during a stirring ceremony at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on Thursday. Published April 19, 2012
By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times
The Space Shuttle Discovery, which in its 27 years logged more than 148 million miles, regularly withstood 3,000-degree temperatures and circled the Earth more than 5,000 times, finally came to rest on Thursday. Published April 19, 2012
By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times
The space shuttle Discovery passed low over the D.C. area Tuesday morning, drawing spectators to gathering spots atop buildings and aside roads for a glimpse of the onetime workhorse of NASA's orbiter fleet before it is delivered to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Published April 17, 2012
By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times
Space Shuttle Discovery, the NASA orbiter that spent a year's worth of time among the stars, completed its final journey Tuesday when it landed at Washington Dulles International Airport on the back of a Boeing 747. Published April 17, 2012
By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times
The space shuttle Discovery, carried on the back of a jumbo jet, will fly over Washington on Tuesday as the onetime workhorse of NASA's orbiter fleet is delivered to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Published April 16, 2012
By Marc Lancaster - The Washington Times
The space shuttle Atlantis soared from Earth one last time Friday morning, carrying four astronauts on a final, unforgettable ride. Published July 8, 2011
By Kerry Picket
Government funds that would help return America to the moon were eliminated in the White House's proposed 2011 budget. The budget reveals that the Obama administration has scrapped the Constellation program started by President Bush in 2004. The program was meant to take us back to the moon by 2020. President Obama's new budget calls for investing about $6 billion over five years to create commercial rockets that would send astronauts into Earth's low orbit. Published February 2 2010
NASA is planning to sell the space shuttles when the program ends in 2010. Better reserve your bid now. Published December 18 2008
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Published April 27, 2012
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Published April 19, 2012
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Published March 13, 2012
By Philip Chien - Special to The Washington Times
NASA has filled a 154-foot-high external tank with fuel and oxygen for the first time since the Space Shuttle Columbia accident. Published April 14, 2005
By William Glanz - The Washington Times
Accident investigators yesterday revealed a new danger to the fleet of space shuttles but said they are not changing their theory surrounding the probable cause of the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegration. Published June 13, 2003
By William Glanz - The Washington Times
A congressman from Texas said yesterday that NASA's shuttle program should be scrapped because it is too risky, and he vowed not to approve funding for manned spaceflight that relies on the three remaining shuttles. Published May 9, 2003
'LOST' Columbia explodes, killing 7 astronauts.
