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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 ...
Trump 'Big Beautiful Bill' provides $85 million to move a NASA space shuttle. Here's where
NASA's retired Space Shuttle Discovery could be on the move from Virginia to Texas under a provision in the GOP's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill." ...
Rocket Engines That Flew 22 Space Shuttle Missions Are Ready for NASA’s Next Moon Mission
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is ready to fly with its four shuttle-era engines. The rocket, outfitted with the RS-25 ...
NASA astronaut captures rare phenomenon from 250 miles above Earth: See photo of 'sprite'
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare atmospheric phenomenon over the US and Mexico known as a "sprite" that's ...
NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off
NASA followed last week's low-key engine test with the test-firing of a solid-fueled booster at Northrop Grumman's rocket ...
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 ...
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Smithsonian Pushing Back on Plans to Relocate Space Shuttle
The Smithsonian Institution is fighting efforts by Texas lawmakers to relocate the retired space shuttle Discovery from ...
Texas lawmakers prioritize Space Shuttle Discovery return in Big Beautiful Bill
Texas lawmakers secured $85M to move Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston and boost NASA infrastructure, despite opposition and ...
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Trump's signing of 'One Big Beautiful Bill' includes $85 million to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Texas
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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 ...
Texas politicians make headway in effort to wrench space shuttle from Smithsonian
A political effort to relocate the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston has been merged with ...