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40 years ago, classified Shuttle mission foreshadowed Challenger's fatal flaw
O-ring erosion on Discovery would have disastrous effects a year later It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first ...
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INTERACTIVE: The NASA astronauts and employees who died in service to U.S. space exploration
Day of Remembrance service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Space Mirror Memorial at Kennedy Space Center Visitor ...
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On This Day | 7 die in Challenger tragedy
On this day in history, the Challenger space shuttle exploded, killing all seven inside. On Jan. 28, 1986, an explosion took ...
A Cold War mystery: Why did Jimmy Carter save the space shuttle?
Kraft recalls laying bare the budget jeopardy faced by the shuttle. “We were totally incapable of meeting any sort of flight ...
Utah lawmakers ready to make another run at ‘spaceport’ idea 50 years later
In 1971, Utah lawmakers passed a proposal to create a “Space Port Committee.” The group of business, political leaders, scientists and engineers was to make the state’s best argument for becoming the ...
NASA marks Apollo, Challenger, Columbia tragedies on annual Day of Remembrance
The Apollo I and space shuttle Challenger and Columbia astronauts were remembered during an annual ceremony at Kennedy Space ...
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First look at space shuttle, Mission Control 2025 dollar coins from US Mint
The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto dollar coins in celebration of the advancements made by two states. The United States Mint has released the designs of ...