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The An-225: The World’s Largest Plane Built for Space Dreams
What happens when an aircraft is built to carry the future of Soviet space missions? The Antonov An-225, the world’s largest plane, was built to transport the Buran space shuttle and support mid-air ...
Future of NASA’s mega moon rocket appears in doubt following major Boeing announcement
The primary manufacturer of the Space Launch System rocket, Boeing, made a sudden announcement on Friday that it was ...
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Retro Spaceplane aces test for space station cargo missions
A retro-futuristic spacecraft with a mixture of the old and new has passed a major milestone as it's readied for its debut ...
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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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Honoring a Space Pioneer: 30 Years Since Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr.’s Historic Spacewalk
Dr. Harris’ passion for space was ignited at the age of 13 when he watched the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Determined to ...
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'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
The space shuttle flight program came to a close on ... "It is also a time to ensure that everyone does their utmost to prevent future tragedies from happening through a heightened culture of ...
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Future of shuttle programme in doubt
NASA is extremely unlikely to build a new space shuttle to replace Columbia, leaving the space agency with the three remaining orbiters as its entire fleet for the foreseeable future. The next ...