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How the Space Shuttles were given better names thanks to Star Trek
The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it ...
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Christa McAuliffe’s Life Ended in Tragedy on the ‘Challenger’ Shuttle. Here’s How the High School Teacher Was Chosen for the Ill-Fated Flight
NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though ...
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How the Space Shuttles were given better names
The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it Enterprise – here’s how Star Trek fans persuaded him.It’s 17 September 1976. The ...
Students Shoot for NASA Space Missions With ‘Mutant’ Seam Design
Four undergrads at Texas Christian University joined forces to create a seam that is meant to prevent lunar dust from ...
The Space Shuttle: 9. What is it all for?
13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle is a BBC Audio Science Unit production for the BBC World Service. Hosted by space ...
‘Not that into peace doves’: The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected
Space artist Paul Calle thought he had represented the overall mission for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). NASA ...
The Space Shuttle: 10. Return to flight
The space shuttle is back. Discovery stands waiting on launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center. It has taken more than two ...
Opinion - Proposed cuts to NASA science would be disastrous
The president’s proposed budget for 2026 cuts the agency by nearly 25 percent. That would be the largest single-year cut in ...
50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project's legacy still resonates
On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo crew and a Soviet Soyuz crew met up in Earth orbit for the first time, setting the ...
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At Superdome and NASA Michoud, new contractors have re-hired almost all 1,200 employees
There are only about a dozen federal civil servants employed directly by NASA Michoud, with most of the approximately 4,000 ...
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ISRO to NASA: Here are the most expensive and cheapest space mission ever flown
Unsurprisingly, the list of the most expensive missions consists of voyages from NASA. As for the ones on the strictest of ...