From orbital velocity to runway touchdown, NASA’s Space Shuttle program executed one of the most demanding flight profiles in aerospace history. Gliding unpowered through the atmosphere, the shuttle transitioned from spacecraft to aircraft in minutes before a precise landing on Earth. #SpaceShuttle #NASA #Spaceflight #Aerospace | SpaceEve

🚀 Liftoff! A SpaceX Falcon-9 🚀 rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 01:59:59 UTC, carrying a new batch of Starlink satellites on the Starlink 17-13 mission. The launch also marked the 600th Falcon 9 launch to date, underscoring the rocket’s role as one of the most frequently flown orbital launch vehicles in history. #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Starlink #Vandenberg #RocketLaunch #SpaceNews #SpaceMilestone | ISRO Spaceflight Now

Today in 1981, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on the first orbital spaceflight of the shuttle program, STS-1. | National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution