US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days.
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Space Shuttle
The parts for a 1972 full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being reassembled and restored for display. The City of Downey, California began relocating "Inspiration." ...
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Who Are Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams? What to Know About the NASA Astronauts.
Mr. Wilmore served as the pilot of a space shuttle mission in 2009, and then spent five and a half months on the space station, from September 2014 to March 2015. If they splash down as planned on ...
Hokulea connected students with space shuttle in groundbreaking 1992 event
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In 50 years, Hōkūleʻa has sailed 275,000 miles around the world. The crew also made connections in ...
RETRO FIND: Sally Ride, first American woman in space, inspired generations to reach for the stars
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride made history as the first American woman to journey into space, soaring aboard the shuttle ...
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Elmira native holds NASA title, first woman to command a space shuttle mission
People often ask, ‘How did I feel,’ and I joke ‘I don’t have feelings.’ Which is kind of a joke, but I really think it was ...
NASA astronauts return to Earth after nine months in space
After nine months on the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore splashed down ...
SpaceX Dragon successfully splashes down, returning NASA astronauts back to Earth
A four-member crew, including NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, left the ISS early Tuesday on ...