Tom McMurtry, Renowned Former NASA Pilot

Thomas C. McMurtry was respected by peers, admired for his piloting skills and appreciated for his mentoring by many who knew him. The retired NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
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“Journey To Space” IMAX movie coming in February 2015

When the last shuttle landed in 2011, it was actually the beginning of a new era of human spaceflight, with new mission preparations by NASA and the international space community w
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NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 911 Moves to Final Home

Some 2 ½ years after its retirement, the second of two modified Boeing 747 jetliners that ferried NASA’s space shuttles across the nation for more than three decades has made its f
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Buran – The Soviet Space Shuttle

Article courtesy of the Molniya Research Industrial Corporation The BURAN (“Snowstorm” in Russian) orbiter was the first Soviet reusable manned space vehicle, capable o
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Chasing Atlantis, An Upcoming Film about the Shuttle’s Legacy

Chasing Atlantis is a documentary film project exploring the pursuit of a dream. For over the 30 years the Space Shuttle has served as a symbol of collective exploration and intern
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