'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 assassination and 9/11.
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Sew Sister! NASA seamstress recognized by DAR for work on Space Shuttle blankets
On Thursday afternoon, Wright stood by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on display at Kennedy ... machine — protected the space shuttle and its crew from the heat of reentry into Earth's atmosphere.
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'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
Seventeen years after the Challenger disaster, another shuttle and its crew were lost in the ... 2011, when Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It had been more than 40 years ...
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Astronaut Hall of Fame to honor Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May
Founded in 1990, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame is part of the Heroes & Legends attraction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Harris and Whitson's likenesses, etched in glass and mounted ...
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NASA's 'Stranded' Astronauts Coming Home Earlier Than Expected
NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore have been on the International Space Station since June, ...