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Orbital slides, space shuttle at Exposition Park are almost ready for a big reveal
A short, interactive slide is one of several attractions and exhibits, highlighted by the full-stack Space Shuttle Endeavour, ...
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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 ...
The Space Shuttle: 10. Return to flight
The space shuttle is back. Discovery stands waiting on launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center. It has taken more than two ...
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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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6 things to know about the first space shuttle flight
Space shuttle Columbia's crew shares thoughts and footage from their first flight. Originally reported April 23, 1981 by Max Gomez on WNEW Channel 5 in New York. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
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Trump's signing of 'One Big Beautiful Bill' includes $85 million to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Texas
Buried in the sweeping legislation is an $85 million provision to move NASA's most-flown spacecraft from the national ...
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 ...
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Space auction: Sally Ride memorabilia collection sells for $145,000
The mementoes — a set of more than 50 pieces called the Sally Ride Estate Collection — sold for a total of $145,666, ...