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Cinema of the 1980s was a fruitful time for science fiction and gave us many undisputed classics that will always be remembered changed the face of th ...
U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz got language into President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" that creates a path for ...
At a time when money is too tight for NASA’s science exploration endeavors, Texas senators are willing to pour millions into ...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is ready to fly with its four shuttle-era engines. The rocket, outfitted with the RS-25 ...
The Space Shuttle was an engineering marvel that changed the face of space exploration, and understanding how it launched is ...
A political effort to relocate the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston has been merged with ...
T he Boeing 747 continues to be recognized as one of the most iconic commercial jets of all time. Originally introduced in ...
Yes—and no. Outside Space Center Houston stands Independence, a full-scale shuttle replica mounted atop a real NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. It’s impressive, but it’s not the real thing.
Garneau flew on three NASA space shuttle missions, led the Canadian Space Agency and served in Parliament for 15 years. The first Canadian astronaut to fly into space has died at the age of 76 ...
The aerospace community was caught off guard this week by President Trump’s withdrawal of tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman’s NASA nomination. Announced days before the Senate’s likely c… ...
In 2012 NASA stealthily slipped a morgue into orbit. No press release. No fanfare. Just a sealed, soft-sided pouch tucked in a cargo shipment to the International Space Station (ISS) alongside ...
Consisting of 99% air, aerogel is the world's lightest solid. This unique material has found purpose in several forms—from NASA missions to high fashion.