by Ben | Mar 13, 2024 | NASA
By Andrew Chaikin, Independent Space Historian and member of the NESC Human Factors Technical Discipline Team I recently watched NESC Deputy Director Mike Kirsch stand before a roomful of engineers at the Langley Research Center and tell them that with every...
by Ben | Nov 29, 2023 | NASA
On Nov. 28, 1983, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies for its sixth trip into space on the first dedicated science mission using the Spacelab module provided by the European Space Agency (ESA). The longest shuttle mission at the time also included many other...
by Ben | Oct 16, 2023 | NASA, Press Releases
On Oct. 16, 1983, NASA’s newest space shuttle, Discovery, made its public debut during a rollout ceremony at its manufacturing plant in Palmdale, California. Under construction for three years, Discovery joined NASA’s other two space-worthy...
by Ty Pier | Feb 5, 2021 | Press Releases
Once upon a time, man looked up at the sky and thought, “Why not?” Since then, humans have found countless ways to achieve their vision, whether through kites large enough to carry a person, clockwork dragons, dirigibles, or balloons. Nowadays, taking to the skies is...
by Ben | Aug 8, 2019 | Press Releases
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Olli, the world’s first co-created, 3D printed, self-driving shuttle developed by Local Motors, made its debut today in the City of Rancho Cordova at the White Rock Corporate Campus, a large business park...