WATCH: Shuttle Endeavour launched for the 25th and final time on this date in 2011 on a journey to the International Space Station to install the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment for physics research, plus deliver another stockpile of spare parts to support the outpost’s extended life.
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STS 41-B Post-Flight Presentation
The crew of Space Shuttle mission STS 41-B provide an overview of their mission. Challenger launched from the Kennedy Space Center on February 3, 1984, and although the flight was marred by the failure of two commercial satellite deployments, astronaut Bruce McCandless made history by making the first untethered spacewalk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit jet pack.

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STS-135 crew module camera: astronauts rocket off the launch pad
This video from a camera on Atlantis’ flight deck shows what it’s like to launch into orbit aboard the space shuttle. The footage begins with the final countdown to blastoff and continues through the astronauts getting out of their seats to see the jettisoned fuel tank fall away. (Membership Required)

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