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NASA's Don Pettit, 2 cosmonaut crewmates, wrap up seven-month space station visit
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, marked his 70th birthday by landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan after 220 days in ...
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Space shuttle disintegrates over Texas
TV footage showed what appeared to be falling debris ... been an accident during the descent to Earth or landing. On January 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift-off.
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This Easy Half-Mile Hike In Colorado Is So Scenic, You’ll Be Dreaming About It For Days
Colorado residents, you’ve been holding out on the rest of us. This little half-mile loop might just be the highest return-on ...
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This Easy 1.5-Mile Hike In California Is So Scenic, You’ll Be Dreaming About It For Days
The Main Trail is the crown jewel of this woodland wonderland – a gentle 1.5-mile loop that delivers maximum awe with minimum ...
From spatulas to gloves: 8 of the weirdest space debris items
Space missions are all about precision and planning… or at least, they’re supposed to be. But even in the vast, high-tech ...
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Nasa’s oldest astronaut Don Pettit turns 70 while falling to Earth at 17,500 mph: Watch
Pettit, now with over 18 months in space logged across his 29-year career, emerged from the capsule with a thumbs-up, though looking understandably dazed.
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Fixing the Hubble Space Telescope: A timeline of NASA's shuttle servicing missions
Not only is Hubble one of Earth's premium sources for absolutely ... Challenger in January 1986 and the ensuing pause of the space shuttle program, Hubble would wait yet another five years before ...