In 1986, an experiment conceived by an Appleton high school student resulted in the first and only paper ever made in space. The experiment, flown on the space shuttle Columbia, tested if paper made ...
In the aftermath of the Challenger disaster, NASA quietly explored Shuttle C, an uncrewed heavy lift vehicle built from Space Shuttle hardware to carry massive cargo into orbit. On paper it promised ...
The event features presentations by the Appleton teacher and the NTC employee who helped get an Appleton student's experiment into space in 1986.
When Space Shuttle Discovery touched down for the last time at Kennedy Space Center Runway 15 on March 9, 2011, it brought to an end a 27-year career of spaceflight. Discovery flew to space 39 times, ...