Enterprise made its final landing on the main concrete runway at Edwards Air Force Base, with Haise and Fullerton at the controls. The Shuttle was subsequently transported to other NASA facilities for ground-based testing.
SLS is ready to fly and will feature three shuttle-era engines that have already flown to space.
One of the test stands was last used as a drop tower for microgravity testing.
“One way or another, we’re going to make sure Johnson Space Center gets its historic spacecraft right where it belongs.”
Mark your calendars.
Should the mission proceed as planned, it will mark a major step forward for accessibility in spaceflight—sending the first wheelchair user beyond Earth.
Lawmakers pushing to move the iconic spacecraft from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to Texas just got the Department of Justice involved.