http://www.toddstowell.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:14:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/23/space-shuttle-enterprise-flight-delayed/ http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/23/space-shuttle-enterprise-flight-delayed/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:14:05 +0000 admin http://www.toddstowell.com/?p=1127 Space shuttle Enterprise, which was set to depart Washington for New York remains on the runway in D.C. until further notice.

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]]> http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/19/smithsonian-welcomes-space-shuttle-discovery/ http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/19/smithsonian-welcomes-space-shuttle-discovery/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:43:58 +0000 admin http://www.toddstowell.com/?p=1124 Space Shuttle Discovery has been inducted into the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy center.

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]]> http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/17/space-shuttle-discovery-lands-in-washington/ http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/17/space-shuttle-discovery-lands-in-washington/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:40:38 +0000 admin http://www.toddstowell.com/?p=1117 Space Shuttle Discovery, flown atop a NASA 747 has landed at the Dulles International Airport.

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]]> http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/15/a-farewell-to-star-treks-real-life-shuttle-enterprise/ http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/15/a-farewell-to-star-treks-real-life-shuttle-enterprise/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:33:22 +0000 admin http://www.toddstowell.com/?p=1114 Designated OV-101 (Orbiter Vehicle 101), Constitution was built to perform test flights within Earth’s atmosphere.

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]]> http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/12/celebrating-yuri-gagarins-space-anniversary/ http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/12/celebrating-yuri-gagarins-space-anniversary/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:30:10 +0000 admin http://www.toddstowell.com/?p=1105 Fifty-one years ago on April 12th, 1961, 27 year old Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space.

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]]> http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/05/john-glenn-to-welcome-shuttle-discovery-smithsonian-receives-out-of-this-world-donations/ http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/04/05/john-glenn-to-welcome-shuttle-discovery-smithsonian-receives-out-of-this-world-donations/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:28:21 +0000 admin http://www.toddstowell.com/?p=1096 In less than two weeks, Space Shuttle Discovery is set to land for display at the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center.

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]]> http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/03/28/the-space-tweep-society-where-tweeps-unite/ http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/03/28/the-space-tweep-society-where-tweeps-unite/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:51:07 +0000 admin http://www.toddstowell.com/?p=1091 Space Tweeps are a group of space enthusiasts on Twitter from a variety of backgrounds. A space tweep can include NASA and other…

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]]> http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/03/22/angry-birds-space-a-nasa-rovio-entertainment-collaboration/ http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/03/22/angry-birds-space-a-nasa-rovio-entertainment-collaboration/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:28:15 +0000 admin http://www.toddstowell.com/?p=1083 NASA is in the gaming business. Marking the agencies first collaboration with Rovio Entertainment, Angry Birds Space is released.

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]]> http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/03/13/shuttle-discovery-goes-to-washington/ http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/03/13/shuttle-discovery-goes-to-washington/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:14:33 +0000 admin http://www.toddstowell.com/?p=1076 Space Shuttle Discovery, the oldest and most distinguished orbiter in the NASA shuttle fleet, has finished preparations for its final trip…

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]]> http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/03/08/dismantling-the-space-ship-endeavour-what-it-looks-like-on-the-inside/ http://www.toddstowell.com/2012/03/08/dismantling-the-space-ship-endeavour-what-it-looks-like-on-the-inside/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:00:20 +0000 admin http:///?p=650 With the shuttle program consisting of decommission and retirement events, I was given a rare look inside and outside Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105).

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