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‘Apollo 13 had a near-zero chance of survival – but Mum always thought Dad would make it back’
The explosion that damaged Apollo 13 occurred during the night while she ... to comment on the ­Challenger and Columbia ­shuttle disasters he also remained stoic. “He was always asked if ...
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Space Shuttle
Apollo 13, anyone? According to [Ken], NASA had always planned for the ability to print on the Shuttle, but when their fancy fax machine wasn’t ready in time, they kludged together an interim ...
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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 ...