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How Star Trek fans changed the name of NASA’s first space shuttle
The Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise flies free after being released from NASA’s 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Rogers Dry Lakebed during the second of five free flights carried out ...
'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...
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Who died in the Challenger explosion? NASA pays tribute to lost astronauts on 39th anniversary
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.
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NASA modified this 747 to create the world's largest flying telescope
NASA has converted a 747 jumbo jet into a flying telescope. The Stratospheric Observatory of Infrared Astronomy flies high above the clouds to capture information about the stars. Video courtesy ...
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A space shuttle was ready to launch from Vandenberg. What scrapped the $2.5 billion plan?
The brand new space shuttle Discovery visited Vandenberg Air Force Base on Nov. 6, 1983. That was all in the future as a Boeing 747 jet carried a Space Shuttle to Vandenberg (then an Air Force ...
Meet the San Diego team that wrapped the Space Shuttle Endeavour like a giant bubble for its historic move
Space Shuttle Endeavour will be hoisted into the air and delicately placed into upright launch-ready position at the ...
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster remembered 39 years later
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The world was shocked and saddened 39 years ago after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. The ...
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The space shuttle Discovery's bittersweet final flight over D.C.
Discovery first flew in August 1984, completed 39 trips into space, and remains NASA's oldest surviving shuttle. Most famously, it delivered the Hubble telescope into space and returned Mercury ...
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NASA Challenger explosion remembered 39 years later
WASHINGTON — It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle explosion, one of NASA's most devastating tragedies. NASA's Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds after lifting off on Jan. 28 ...