News
In Photos: Highlights of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program
A photographic timeline of major events in the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
13
Feb. 1, 2003: Debris from the space shuttle Columbia streaks across the Texas sky. The mission started January 16. (AP Photo/Jason Hutchinson)
14
July 26 - August 9, 2005: The program returns with Discovery. The mission included three spacewalks at the International Space Station. (AP Photo/NASA)
15
September 9-21, 2006: International Space Station assembly resumes. The mission is the first in a series among the most complex in space history. The shuttle program delivered most of the major components to the ISS. (Image: NASA)
16
This image of the International Space Station with the docked Europe's ATV /Johannes Kepler/ and Space Shuttle /Endeavour/ was taken by Expedition 27 crew member Paolo Nespoli from the Soyuz TMA-20 following its undocking on 24 May 2011. The pictures are