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Dream Chaser: NASA’s Next-Generation Space Shuttle—Will It Ever Launch?
The Space Shuttle era ended with Atlantis’s final flight on July 21, 2011, closing a major chapter in space exploration. For ...
Shuttle's TV antenna quits; repairman a long way away
A satellite dish that extends from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Discovery mysteriously failed Thursday morning, leaving the seven-member crew without a radar used for navigation and without any ...
How the Space Shuttles were given better names thanks to Star Trek
The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it ...
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How the Space Shuttles were given better names
The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it Enterprise – here’s how Star Trek fans persuaded him.It’s 17 September 1976. The ...
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Christa McAuliffe’s Life Ended in Tragedy on the ‘Challenger’ Shuttle. Here’s How the High School Teacher Was Chosen for the Ill-Fated Flight
NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though ...
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50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project's legacy still resonates
The first joint space mission between the United States and Russia (then the Soviet Union) docked in Earth orbit half a ...
‘Not that into peace doves’: The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected
Space artist Paul Calle thought he had represented the overall mission for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). NASA ...
Astronauts From India, Poland, Hungary Return With NASA Veteran From Space Station
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson headed for splashdown in the Pacific early on ...
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Nasa veteran returns to Earth from ISS with diverse crew
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth safely in ...
Axiom-4 crew return highlights: Shubhanshu Shukla-piloted SpaceX Dragon makes successful splashdown
“Dragon and the @Axiom_Space Ax-4 crew are on track to reenter Earth’s atmosphere and splash down off the coast of San Diego ...
'Mystery space dollar' found inside Titusville burger spot
“He just blindly sent me a message — to the museum — with this dollar bill and asked if I could authenticate it, that it was ...