Space Shuttle Histories

In: History Science

7 Jul 2011

An assortment of cool graphics charting the history of the space shuttle. I watched a launch in person back in 1989 – it was awesome.

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Bonus: HD video compilation of launches from different angles:

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Bob

July 11th, 2011 at 12:29 pm

Remember when every American kid wanted to be an astronaut? Started with John Fitzgerald Kennedy against Russian Sputnik and first man in space Yuri Gagarin, stopped by Barack Hussein Obama who abdicated control to Russians. Russia has sole access to International Space Station now.

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