Jul 07, 2011
A look back at the era of the space shuttle. See Pictures The Space Shuttle era: in pictures
Jul 07, 2011
March 2011: William Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek television series, provided a special message to the crew of space shuttle Discovery during the Flight Day 12 wakeup call. Watch Video Video: Shuttle retrospective - Discovery crew's "Star Trek" wakeup call
Jul 07, 2011
June 2011: Awe inspiring footage from a variety of camera views document the amazing journey into orbit, the Space Shuttle Endeavor docked to the International Space Station and the voyage home. Courtesy of NASA Watch Video Video: Space Shuttle retrospective - awe inspiring shots of launch and landing
Jul 08, 2011
Hundreds of thousands of spectators turned out to see the American shuttle fleet's final venture into orbit, 30 years and three months after the program began. Read Article Atlantis blasts off on final US space shuttle mission
Jul 08, 2011
In John M Logsdon's intriguing account of the space race, John F Kennedy emerges as a Cold War pragmatist who had little interest in landing a man on the Moon. Read Article JFK's reluctant reach for the stars
Jul 16, 2011
Thirty years after the first shuttle launch and on the weekend of the space shuttle's final mission, it's a good time to take stock of what the world has gained from the exciting adventure of space. Read Article The gifts of space are many ... and no they don't include Teflon
Jul 16, 2011
In 1981, many of the technologies we know now were in their infancy, such as mobile phones, personal computers and digital cameras. Read Article Time dulled what was once cutting-edge technology
Jul 16, 2011
The Top 10 benefits of Nasa's space shuttle programme include tracking humpback whale migration, laser eye surgery and lubricants for fishing rods. Read Article Night vision and laser surgery trace their roots to shuttle
