The Shuttle Era
Space Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine
This film documents the first historic flight of a space shuttle, the U.S. spacecraft Columbia, which launched on April 12, 1981. The footage highlights liftoff, the onboard activities of astronauts […]
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Space Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine
Best of the Best Provides New Views: Commentary of Shuttle Launches
This video from the Glenn Research Center highlights in stunning, behind-the-scenes imagery the launches of three space shuttle missions: STS-114, STS-117, and STS-124.
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Best of the Best Provides New Views: Commentary of Shuttle Launches
Endeavor Now and Then
In this educational ‘Liftoff to Learning’ video series, astronauts from STS-49 Space Shuttle Mission (Thomas Akers, Bruce Melnick, Pierre Thuot, Kathy Thornton, Kevin Chilton, and Richard Hieb) compare their mission […]
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Endeavor Now and Then
The Space Shuttle (Narrated by William Shatner)
An idea born in unsettled times becomes a feat of engineering excellence. The most complex machine ever built to bring humans to and from space and eventually construct the next […]
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The Space Shuttle (Narrated by William Shatner)
The Shuttle’s Last Flight: An End, A New Beginning
More than a decade ago, the last space shuttle mission (STS-135) dropped out of the predawn darkness and landed on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy […]
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The Shuttle’s Last Flight: An End, A New Beginning
STS-61C Mission Highlights
STS-61C was the 24th mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia. STS-65 marked second flight of International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2), carrying more than […]
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STS-61C Mission Highlights
STS-76 Mission Highlights
The flight crew of the STS-76 mission, Cmdr. Kevin P. Chilton, Pilot Richard A. Searfoss, and Mission Specialists Shannon W. Lucid, Linda M. Godwin, Michael R. Clifford, and Ronald M. […]
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STS-76 Mission Highlights
STS-67 Mission Highlights
The Space Shuttle Mission, STS-67, is highlighted in this video. Flight crew (Stephen S. Oswald (Commander), William G. Gregory (Pilot), Tamara E. Jernigan, Wendy B. Lawrence, John M. Grunfeld (Mission […]
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STS-67 Mission Highlights
STS-91Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 91 (STS-91) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (17 minutes). Launch: June 2, 1998. Crew: Charles J. Precourt, Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Wendy B. Lawrence, Franklin […]
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STS-91Mission Highlights
STS-102 Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 103 (STS-102) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (21 minutes). Launch: March 8, 2001. Crew: James D. Wetherbee, James M. Kelly, Andrew S. W. Thomas, Paul […]
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STS-102 Mission Highlights
STS-3 Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 3 (STS-3) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (15 minutes). Launch: March 22, 1982. Crew: Jack Lousma, Gordon Fullerton. Vehicle: Columbia.
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STS-3 Mission Highlights
STS-83 Mission Highlights
The STS-83 mission flight crew, Cmdr. James D. Halsell Jr., Pilot Susan L. Still, Payload Cmdr. Janice E. Voss, Mission Specialists Michael L. Gernhardt and Donald A. Thomas, and Payload […]
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STS-83 Mission Highlights
STS-26 Mission Highlights
This video contains important visual events including launch, TDRS-C/IUS onboard crew activities and landing. Also includes air-to-ground transmission.
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STS-26 Mission Highlights
STS-45 Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 46 (STS-45) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (16 minutes). Launch: March 24, 1992. Crew: Charles F. Bolden, Brian Duffy, Kathryn D. Sullivan, David C. Leestma, […]
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STS-45 Mission Highlights
STS-41C Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 11 (STS-41C) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (19 minutes). Launch: April 6, 1984. Crew: Robert Crippen, Francis Scobee, George Nelson, James van Hoften, Terry Hart. […]
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STS-41C Mission Highlights
STS-135 Mission Highlights
STS-135 Mission Highlights
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STS-135 Mission Highlights
STS-109 Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 108 (STS-109) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (17 minutes). Launch: March 1, 2002. Crew: Scott D. Altman, Duane G. Carey, John M. Grunsfeld, Nancy J. […]
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STS-109 Mission Highlights
STS-41B Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 10 (STS-41B) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (24 minutes). Launch: February 3, 1984. Crew: Vance Brand, Robert Gibson, Bruce McCandless, Robert Stewart, Ronald McNair. Vehicle: […]
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STS-41B Mission Highlights
STS-9 Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 9 (STS-9) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (19 minutes). Launch: November 28, 1983. Crew: John Young, Brewster Shaw, Owen Garriott, Robert Parker, Byron Lichtenberg, Ulf […]
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STS-9 Mission Highlights
STS-7 Mission Highlights
The prelaunch, launch, and landing activities of the STS-7 Space Shuttle mission are highlighted in this video, with brief footage of the deployment of the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS). The […]
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STS-7 Mission Highlights
STS-8 Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 8 (STS-8) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (16 minutes). Launch: August 30, 1983. Crew: Richard Truly, Daniel Brandenstein, Guion Bluford, Dale Gardner, William Thornton. Vehicle: […]
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STS-8 Mission Highlights
STS-62 Mission Highlights
The important visual events of each mission including launch, onboard crew activities, and landing are depicted.
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STS-62 Mission Highlights
STS-6 Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 6 (STS-6) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (14 minutes). Launch: April 4, 1983. Crew: Paul Weitz, Karol Bobko, Donald Peterson, Story Musgrave. Vehicle: Challenger.
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STS-6 Mission Highlights
STS-49 Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 47 (STS-49) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (23 minutes). Launch: May 7, 1992. Crew: Daniel Brandenstein, Kevin P. Chilton, Pierre J. Thuot, Kathryn C. Thornton, […]
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STS-49 Mission Highlights
STS-31 Mission Highlights
This video contains important visual events including launch, Hubble Space Telescope deployment, onboard crew activities, and landing. Air-to-ground transmission between crew and Mission Control is also included.
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STS-31 Mission Highlights
STS-61 Mission Highlights
This contains important visual events including launch, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) capture, repair and re-deployment, onboard activities, earth views, and landing. Also included is the air-to-ground transmission between the crew […]
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STS-61 Mission Highlights
STS-105 Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 106 (STS-105) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (17 minutes). Launch: August 10, 2001. Crew: Scott J. Horowitz, Frederick W. Sturckow, Daniel T. Barry, Patrick G. […]
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STS-105 Mission Highlights
STS-114 Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 114 (STS-114) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (17 minutes). Launch: July 26, 2005. Crew: Eileen M. Collins, Jim Kelly, Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson, Andy Thomas, […]
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STS-114 Mission Highlights
STS-3 Mission Highlights
Space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on March 22, 1982, for its third trip into space. Astronauts Jack R. Lousma and C. Gordon Fullerton rode the reusable spacecraft on […]
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STS-3 Mission Highlights
STS-53 Mission Highlights
Five astronauts were assigned to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery for the STS-53 mission that flew at the end of 1992.
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STS-53 Mission Highlights
STS-120 Mission Highlights
STS-120 was the 23rd shuttle mission to the International Space Station, and launched an Italian-built U.S. multi-port module for the station.
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STS-120 Mission Highlights
STS-53 Mission Highlights
A classified Department of Defense primary payload, plus two unclassified secondary payloads and nine unclassified middeck experiments.
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STS-53 Mission Highlights
STS-112 Mission Highlights
Primary payloads for STS-112 were the S1 integrated truss segment and the Crew and Equipment Translation Aid Cart A. The CETA is the first of two human-powered carts that will […]
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STS-112 Mission Highlights
STS-88 Mission Highlights
STS-88 was the 1st shuttle mission to the International Space Station, and launched a U.S. built node Unity to the station.
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STS-88 Mission Highlights
STS-106 Mission Highlights
STS-106’s mission to the 143-foot-long station focused on unloading nearly three tons of cargo from the orbiter and a Progress supply craft already docked to the opposite end of the […]
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STS-106 Mission Highlights
STS-113 Mission Highlights
STS-113 dropped off the Expedition Six crew members at the orbital outpost, and brought back the Expedition Five crew at mission’s end. During the 14-day mission, the combined Endeavour and […]
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STS-113 Mission Highlights
STS-108 Mission Highlights
In December 2001, the space shuttle Endeavour arrived at the International Space Station during the STS-108 mission. The primary goals for the four-member shuttle crew of astronauts Dominic L. Gorie, […]
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