A space shuttle was ready to launch from Vandenberg. What scrapped the $2.5 billion plan?
The shuttle even did a promotional tour of the area, flying into the Central Coast base on the back of a Boeing 747.
How Star Trek fans changed the name of NASA’s first space shuttle
These are the voyages of the space shuttle Enterprise, boldly renamed by former President Gerald Ford after a massive ...
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The most memorable space shuttle missions
This marked the only shuttle landing at White Sands. First American woman in space: STS-7 (Challenger) The launch of Challenger on June 18, 1983, marked a pivotal milestone: Sally Ride became the ...