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Discovery’s Last Flight

Much has been said on these pages and across the webiverse about the end of the space shuttle program. We’ve gone through the five stages of grief here at Atomic Toasters. Except Deartháir because he’s a heartless bastard. Today, we turn our frowns upside down and embrace the end of the program. Discovery, [...]

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Space Shuttle Separation Anxiety

On February 18, 1977 the Space Shuttle flew for the first time. It didn’t go into space, and it never left the back of the 747 carrying it. But it was an important step in a program that would take American astronauts to space on a somewhat regular routine. Continue reading Space Shuttle Separation Anxiety

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Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

Here’s a two-for for our Giant F*ck-Off Aircraft series: the An-225 Mriya and the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Continue reading Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft