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Ex-Space Shuttle boss corrects the record on Hubble upgrade mission
Former Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale has posted a correction to NASA's history of STS-109, which he claims "is a lie" - although that may be a slight exaggeration.… STS-109, launched ...
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Shuttle Columbia's near-miss: Why we should always expect the unexpected in space
Space Shuttle Columbia was launched from Kennedy ... As the Shuttle lifted off, the commander, Eileen Collins, called "Fuel Cell PH." Hale wrote that the call indicated that one of the fuel ...
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US Military's Mini Space Shuttle Returns to Earth After Orbiting for 434 Days on a Secret Mission
US Military's Mini Space Shuttle Returns to Earth After Orbiting ... change orbits by using atmospheric drag to slow down, saving fuel. It's "an exciting new chapter in the X-37B program," program ...
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STS-93 at Twenty Years: “A very long eight…
After another launch scrub for weather, Space Shuttle mission STS ... to zero-fault tolerance before the Shuttle cleared the launch tower, and a fuel leak had started even before liftoff that ...
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US military's mini space shuttle X-37B returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday ... orbits by using atmospheric drag to slow down, saving fuel. It's "an exciting new chapter in the X-37B program ...
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US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
(AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday ... by using atmospheric drag to slow down, saving fuel. This image provided by United States Space Force ...