I don't care about it's complications. The Space Shuttle was the coolest. It was the first model I put together as a kid (Challenger...RIP). I rewatched Space Camp the movie endlessly on VHS and wanted very very badly to go to Space Camp the place.

New technology can do whatever they want, but the shuttle is still MY space-ship.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Atlantis is now on display at Kennedy Space Center. The exhibit with it is very cool to experience. The shuttle is somehow both larger and smaller than I was expecting.

[–] PhobosAnomaly 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I saw the exhibit and got a little bit emotional if I'm honest when it was revealed near the start of the show.

Partly because of the sheer scale of it right in front of you, but because of where it's been and how much human ingenuity, experience, and hope was put into it to make it work.

Great stuff. Well worth going to if you're ever at Kennedy Space ~~Centre~~ Center (man that feels weird).

[–] Beryl@jlai.lu 22 points 1 week ago

Here's a higher def version of that same picture.

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

history

1995

critical hit 🪦

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I hate to tell you this, but yesterday is part of history.

[–] Subtracty@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

The lighting is so fascinating. It is so stark on the ship and then just vast dark nothingness behind it. I guess it is obvious that space photography wouldn't have the shadows we have on the ground, but seeing photos like this always reminds me how small we all are.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 15 points 1 week ago

This is a badass picture

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

That sure was an awesome ship.

[–] DataDisrupter@feddit.nl 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And you can tell right away which one of them is Chris Hadfield!

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago

You can try to avoid it, but the moustache draws the eye.