NASA sets shuttle Discovery launch for Wednesday
After several delays, NASA said Friday that space shuttle Discovery is scheduled for launch in five days. Commander Lee Archambault and his six crewmates are now scheduled to lift off to the ...
Who Was Bruce McCandless II? First Person to Spacewalk Untethered in Space
One moment occurred in 1984 when NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II became the first human to spacewalk or float free from ...
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40 years ago, classified Shuttle mission foreshadowed Challenger's fatal flaw
It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first dedicated Department of Defense Space Shuttle mission, after which engineers spotted O-ring seal defficiencies that would doom Challenger a year ...
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Space shuttle Discovery successfully launches Sunday in dusk light show
Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new ...
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Why Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to destroy International Space Station for $843,000,000 after NASA astronauts get stranded
SpaceX was awarded an $843,000,000 contract to de-orbit the International Space Station by as early as 2030, but Musk hopes ...
Inside Sunita Williams’ Space Mission: A Riveting Excerpt from 'Space: The India Story'
Step inside Sunita Williams’ space mission with this thrilling excerpt from 'Space: The India Story', capturing her ...