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Dream Chaser: NASA’s Next-Generation Space Shuttle—Will It Ever Launch?
The Space Shuttle era ended with Atlantis’s final flight on July 21, 2011, closing a major chapter in space exploration. For ...
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NASA Launches First Space Shuttle in More Than Two Years
NASA's space shuttle Discovery launched successfully Tuesday -- the first shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia disaster. After a background discussion, an expert discusses the changes NASA made ...
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 ...
JaredOwen on MSN11d
A Closer Look at Space Shuttle Launch Procedures
Explore the detailed process of getting the Space Shuttle into orbit around the Earth, primarily conducted at Kennedy Space ...
Space.com on MSN11d
NASA, SpaceX targeting July 31 for launch of Crew-11 astronaut mission to ISS
The next astronaut launch to the International Space Station (ISS) is just around the corner.
FLYING Magazine on MSN1d
NASA Personnel Warn of ‘Dire’ Consequences of Proposed Cuts
More than 280 current and former employees across all NASA centers and directorates decry “rapid and wasteful changes.” ...
NASA targets July 31 for Crew-11 launch while Ax-4 mission won’t return until next week
There’s nowhere to park right now at the International Space Station for NASA’s next Commercial Crew Program launch, but a ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
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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NASA’s Space Shuttle Looks Launch Ready for the First Time ... - Gizmodo
NASA’s Endeavour orbiter made its way to the top of a 20-story-tall vertical display of the retired Space Shuttle, completing a legendary ready-for-launch stack that makes it look as though it ...
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NASA’s Next Shuttle Launch Now Targeted for April 5
NASA is targeting Monday, April 5, for the launch of the next space shuttle from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Shuttle Discovery’s seven crew members had planned to lift… ...
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NASA’s Space Shuttle Program: 8 pivotal moments - CNN
July 8 marks one decade since the last NASA space shuttle flight launched. ... Launching Atlantis, the last space shuttle, on June 27, 1995, marked the 100th US human space launch.