Space Shuttle Atlantis Returning Home (STS-112) 🌍 Just watched this amazing footage from October 18, 2002, when Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down after completing the STS-112 mission. The video showed both the cockpit HUD view and ground camera angles, giving a perfect look at how the shuttle glided in with no engines and made that smooth, precise landing at Kennedy Space Center. STS-112 had just delivered a major piece of the Space Station’s structure, and seeing Atlantis return safely felt

On January 28, 1986, millions watched live as the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Kennedy Space Center—only to disintegrate 73 seconds later. All seven crew members were lost, including Christa McAuliffe, the schoolteacher chosen to be the first civilian in space. The event left her students and viewers nationwide devastated. Investigators traced the disaster to a failed O-ring in one of the solid rocket boosters, a flaw worsened by the unusually cold temperatures that morning. The trag

What a historic moment! Space Shuttle Discovery touched down safely at Kennedy Space Center after completing the STS-120 mission — a 15-day adventure filled with construction, repairs, and pure NASA brilliance! Astronauts performed four spacewalks, installed the Harmony Node 2 module, relocated the massive P6 truss, and even repaired a torn solar array on the ISS. Imagine doing home repairs… in space. 🔧😄 This was Discovery’s 34th flight and a major step in building the International Space Stat

Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-124 mission, back on May 31, 2008. This mission delivered the main pressurized module of Japan’s Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station — a huge step in expanding science research in space. Watching Discovery lift off never gets old… the sound, the fire, the energy — pure inspiration. 🌍✨ 🎥 Video Credit: NASA / Wikimedia Commons (“STS-124_launch.ogv”) #SpaceShuttle #STS124 #NASALaunch #KiboModule #SpaceHistory #Discovery #SpaceExploration