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The most memorable space shuttle missions
This marked the only shuttle landing at White Sands. First American woman in space: STS-7 (Challenger) The launch of Challenger on June 18, 1983, marked a pivotal milestone: Sally Ride became the ...
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STS-63, First Shuttle And Mir Rendezvous Mission
The first shuttle mission of 1995, STS-63 included several historic firsts. As part of Phase 1 of the International Space ...
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40 years ago, classified Shuttle mission foreshadowed Challenger's fatal flaw
O-ring erosion on Discovery would have disastrous effects a year later It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first dedicated Department of Defense Space Shuttle mission, after which engineers ...
Challenger space shuttle explosion: Remembering disaster 39 years later
It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, exploding in mere minutes.
Evening Reads: New book an ode to the space shuttle
SEATTLE — Evening Reads is Northwest authors telling us about their books in their own words. Most folks know this man as the ...
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On this day in 1995, Astronaut Eileen Collins, a former flight instructor and test pilot, becomes the first woman to pilot ...
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster remembered 39 years later
The world was shocked and saddened 39 years ago after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. The crewed shuttle mission for NASA ended moments after the launch with a terrible mid-air explosion on Jan.