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Computer, General Purpose, Space Shuttle, IBM AP-101 Processor Unit

Click to open image viewer. This is the flown processor from an on-board computer, designed and manufactured by the IBM Corporation for the Shuttle program. An operational Shuttle has five, identical ...
Concord Monitor

‘Part of our human destiny’: The evolution of space exploration from shuttle to SpaceX

The STS-51L mission clears the tower at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986. Credit: NASA / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for ...
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Why Virginia and Texas Are Fighting over the Discovery Space Shuttle

Texas lawmakers have demanded the Discovery shuttle be moved to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but daunting technical challenges remain—and Virginia officials have dug in against the move. The ...
USA Today

'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...
PBS

Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle Endeavour’s journey is traced from its origins. The Space Shuttle Endeavour has its journey traced from the program’s very origins to the now iconic display open to the public at The ...