National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Space Shuttle, the most complex machine ever built,
is the only spacecraft with its robust capacity. The shuttle's
capacity enables humans to today to build the world's
largest orbiting laboratory, paving the way back to the moon,
on to Mars, and further into the Universe.
Next Mission: STS-120
STS-120, the 23rd shuttle flight to the International Space
Station, will deliver and install a new module, the Harmony
Node 2. Harmony will allow the addition of new European
and Japanese space laboratories on upcoming missions.
Previous Mission: STS-118
The 22nd shuttle flight to the International Space Station,
STS-118 continued station construction by delivering a third
starboard truss segment.
NASA supports the Robotics program that allows the kids to
use their imagination, engineering and creativity to meet a
challenge and compete against other kids the same age.
Note: In the early 1990's, I had the opportunity to see several
launches at Cape Canaveral and visited several highly secure
NASA sites. It was only then that I understood the importance
of going to space and doing experimentation. This a fine
program that will continue for many generations and will make
a difference in our lives.