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APPEL’s new Space Shuttle Resources page contains links to hundreds to key documents, videos, photos, and more about the Space Shuttle Program and the lessons learned for today’s technical workforce. Here, Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-120 to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA
APPEL KS Creates New Resource for Shuttle Era Research, Learning

Web page links to hundreds of documents that detail the triumphs and tragedies of the Shuttle Program. 

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The Hayabusa2 spacecraft is a modified version of the Hayabusa design. Credit: NASA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Recovers Asteroid Sample in Australia

NASA and JAXA will share samples of asteroids to advance scientific discovery.

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Gemini VII as seen from Gemini VI-A during the more than five hours of maneuvering the astronauts performed during the first spacecraft rendezvous. The two spacecraft are approximately 43 feet apart at this point, eventually closing to about one foot apart. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Gemini VII Becomes A Pilot’s Mission

Borman, Lovell set record for space endurance and rendezvous with Gemini VI-A.

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Space Shuttle Video Vault

Atlantis rolls to launch pad, fortifying the space station, Discovery touches down, Booster camera video, Endeavor views, Mission Highlights, Columbia Crew honored.

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Space Shuttle Era Resources
Space Shuttle Era Resources

NASA’s space shuttle fleet — Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour — flew 135 missions, helped construct the International Space Station and inspired generations.  The final space shuttle mission, STS-135, ended July 21, 2011 when Atlantis rolled to a stop at its home port, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As humanity’s first reusable spacecraft, the space shuttle pushed the bounds of discovery ever farther, requiring not only advanced technologies but the tremendous effort of a vast workforce.

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Space Shuttle Era Videos
Space Shuttle Era Videos

NASA’s space shuttle fleet — Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour — flew 135 missions, helped construct the International Space Station and inspired generations.  The final space shuttle mission, STS-135, ended July 21, 2011 when Atlantis rolled to a stop at its home port, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As humanity’s first reusable spacecraft, the space shuttle pushed the bounds of discovery ever farther, requiring not only advanced technologies but the tremendous effort of a vast workforce.

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Space Shuttle Era Images
Space Shuttle Era Images

NASA’s space shuttle fleet — Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour — flew 135 missions, helped construct the International Space Station and inspired generations.  The final space shuttle mission, STS-135, ended July 21, 2011 when Atlantis rolled to a stop at its home port, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As humanity’s first reusable spacecraft, the space shuttle pushed the bounds of discovery ever farther, requiring not only advanced technologies but the tremendous effort of a vast workforce.

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Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate CKO Zudayyah Taylor-Dunn. Credit: NASA
Knowledge Community Corner: NASA HEO’s Zudayyah Taylor-Dunn

Zudayyah Taylor-Dunn discusses knowledge sharing in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.

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Podcast Episode 49: NEEMO Case Study Deconstructed
Podcast Episode 49: NEEMO Case Study Deconstructed

NASA’s Bill Todd and Joyce Abbey and retired Astronaut Nicole Stott discuss NEEMO and a new case study they developed about the unique undersea analog.

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