The space shuttle and International Space Station are ... to determine design concepts emblematic of innovation that are significant and meaningful to its jurisdiction and/or its role in the ...
April 12-14, 1981 – The first space shuttle mission. Space Shuttle Columbia, the first reusable spacecraft, orbits Earth 37 times before landing. June 18-24, 1983 – Sally Ride becomes the ...
Two months ago, Sally Ride was literally in the clouds as the first American woman in space, but ever since she and the crew ...
The X-37B spaceplane touched down on Runway 12 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 11:22 pm local time Thursday (2 ...
Eileen wasn’t from a privileged background and had issues from that to deal with. She became a pilot and then the first woman to pilot and command a space shuttle through sheer willpower. Alongside ...