Space Shuttle Almanac
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We have updated our 'People In Space' posters to include the @Axiom_Space #AX4 crew. Available as pdfs here spaceshuttlealmanac.com If you have already purchased these they are available as free updates upon request.
June 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We have updated our 'People In Space' posters to include the @Axiom_Space #AX4 crew. Available as pdfs here spaceshuttlealmanac.com If you have already purchased these they are available as free updates upon request.
OTD - Landing of Endeavour STS-49 at Edwards AFB. First use of the Space Shuttle drag chute. Endeavours first landing.
May 17, 2025 at 6:41 AM
OTD - Landing of Endeavour STS-49 at Edwards AFB. First use of the Space Shuttle drag chute. Endeavours first landing.
OTD - 1989 Launch of Atlantis STS-30R launch of Magellan to Venus. We were there! Pics by Joel W. Powell, my co-author.
May 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
OTD - 1989 Launch of Atlantis STS-30R launch of Magellan to Venus. We were there! Pics by Joel W. Powell, my co-author.
Here is our Shenzhou-19 mission report from our Chinese Spaceflight ebook. You can get our 500+ page pdf report here spaceshuttlealmanac.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Here is our Shenzhou-19 mission report from our Chinese Spaceflight ebook. You can get our 500+ page pdf report here spaceshuttlealmanac.com
2 days to the undocking and return to Earth of the Chinese Shenzhou-19 crew - Wang, Cai and Song.
April 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
2 days to the undocking and return to Earth of the Chinese Shenzhou-19 crew - Wang, Cai and Song.
OTD - 1991 Inaugural Rollout Ceremony of Space Shuttle Endeavour at Palmdale (my video).
April 25, 2025 at 5:25 AM
OTD - 1991 Inaugural Rollout Ceremony of Space Shuttle Endeavour at Palmdale (my video).
OTD - 1991 Inaugural Rollout Ceremony of Space Shuttle Endeavour at Palmdale.
April 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
OTD - 1991 Inaugural Rollout Ceremony of Space Shuttle Endeavour at Palmdale.
OTD - 1990 Space Shuttle Discovery crew deploy the new Hubble Space Telescope.
April 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
OTD - 1990 Space Shuttle Discovery crew deploy the new Hubble Space Telescope.
Update - Shenzhou-20 docked at the nadir (lower) port of Tianhe April 24 at 15:49 UTC. The crew entered the station a few hours later.
April 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Update - Shenzhou-20 docked at the nadir (lower) port of Tianhe April 24 at 15:49 UTC. The crew entered the station a few hours later.
Approx. 3 hours till the docking of Shenzhou-20 to Tiangong. A few pages from our Chinese Spaceflight ebook. You can get your pdf copy here spaceshuttlealmanac.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Approx. 3 hours till the docking of Shenzhou-20 to Tiangong. A few pages from our Chinese Spaceflight ebook. You can get your pdf copy here spaceshuttlealmanac.com
LIFTOFF of Shenzhou-20.
April 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
LIFTOFF of Shenzhou-20.
OTD - 1990 Launch of STS-31R carrying the Hubble Space Telescope. We were there.
April 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
OTD - 1990 Launch of STS-31R carrying the Hubble Space Telescope. We were there.
OTD - 1983 Crew of Soyuz-T8 return to earth after a 2 day ride attempting to dock with Salyut-7. Soyuz had a limited amount of fuel and battery power to make another attempt. Other Soyuz crews faced the same dilemma over the years. Soyuz-23, 25 & 33 failed to dock with Salyut-6.
April 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
OTD - 1983 Crew of Soyuz-T8 return to earth after a 2 day ride attempting to dock with Salyut-7. Soyuz had a limited amount of fuel and battery power to make another attempt. Other Soyuz crews faced the same dilemma over the years. Soyuz-23, 25 & 33 failed to dock with Salyut-6.
This will be the 'People in Space' count with todays
@blueorigin #NS31 mission to sub-orbit above the Karman line. You can get PDFs to our printable posters here SpaceShuttleAlmanac.com
@blueorigin #NS31 mission to sub-orbit above the Karman line. You can get PDFs to our printable posters here SpaceShuttleAlmanac.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This will be the 'People in Space' count with todays
@blueorigin #NS31 mission to sub-orbit above the Karman line. You can get PDFs to our printable posters here SpaceShuttleAlmanac.com
@blueorigin #NS31 mission to sub-orbit above the Karman line. You can get PDFs to our printable posters here SpaceShuttleAlmanac.com
OTD - 1981 (44 years ago!) Launch of Columbia STS-1, starting the Space Shuttle programs mission to Space.
April 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
OTD - 1981 (44 years ago!) Launch of Columbia STS-1, starting the Space Shuttle programs mission to Space.
OTD - 1981 Columbia STS-1 first launch attempt is scrubbed due to a computer interface conflict. The launch is rescheduled for April 12.
April 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
OTD - 1981 Columbia STS-1 first launch attempt is scrubbed due to a computer interface conflict. The launch is rescheduled for April 12.
OTD - 1980 Launch of the Soviet Soyuz-35 crew to Salyut-6, Popov an Ryumin. They would help establish the standard six-month duration of future Salyut, Mir and ISS crews.
April 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
OTD - 1980 Launch of the Soviet Soyuz-35 crew to Salyut-6, Popov an Ryumin. They would help establish the standard six-month duration of future Salyut, Mir and ISS crews.
OTD - 1983 Space Shuttle Challenger returns from its first mission to Space STS-6 with a crew of 4.
April 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
OTD - 1983 Space Shuttle Challenger returns from its first mission to Space STS-6 with a crew of 4.
Tuesday will see NASA's Jonny Kim launch aboard Soyuz-MS27 from Baikonur. Jonny will become the 727th human in Space, the 631st to orbit the Earth. You can buy a printable hi-res pdf of our 'People in Space' poster here... SpaceShuttleAlmanac.com ...owned by Astronauts & Cosmonauts.
April 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Tuesday will see NASA's Jonny Kim launch aboard Soyuz-MS27 from Baikonur. Jonny will become the 727th human in Space, the 631st to orbit the Earth. You can buy a printable hi-res pdf of our 'People in Space' poster here... SpaceShuttleAlmanac.com ...owned by Astronauts & Cosmonauts.
OTD 1983 - Inaugural launch of Challenger STS-6 carrying TDRS-A and four crew. Musgrave and Peterson conducted the Shuttle program's first EVA.
April 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
OTD 1983 - Inaugural launch of Challenger STS-6 carrying TDRS-A and four crew. Musgrave and Peterson conducted the Shuttle program's first EVA.
A big thanks to the Artemis-II crew. The patch is beautiful.
April 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A big thanks to the Artemis-II crew. The patch is beautiful.
OTD - 1987 the launch of Kvant 'Quantum' Mir station add-on module. A large FGB tug with a small separate astrophysics lab module that would be left behind permanently attached to Mir. Seen in the last image.
April 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
OTD - 1987 the launch of Kvant 'Quantum' Mir station add-on module. A large FGB tug with a small separate astrophysics lab module that would be left behind permanently attached to Mir. Seen in the last image.
OTD - 1982 Landing of Columbia STS-3 at White Sands NM. The only NASA Shuttle to land outside of Florida/California.
March 31, 2025 at 2:01 AM
OTD - 1982 Landing of Columbia STS-3 at White Sands NM. The only NASA Shuttle to land outside of Florida/California.
Dont you just love it when things go your way? No need to thank me.
March 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Dont you just love it when things go your way? No need to thank me.