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Orbital slides, space shuttle at Exposition Park are almost ready for a big reveal
A short, interactive slide is one of several attractions and exhibits, highlighted by the full-stack Space Shuttle Endeavour, ...
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: 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 ...
Apollo-Soyuz at 50: The Cold War space hug that nearly ended in gasping horror
The mission was also Tom Stafford's last spaceflight. The Apollo Command Module Pilot, Vance Brand, would go on to fly on ...
The handshake in orbit that made the International Space Station possible
In 1975, a meet-up between American and Soviet spacefarers in orbit showed that the superpowers could work together. Its ...
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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50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project's legacy still resonates
The first joint space mission between the United States and Russia (then the Soviet Union) docked in Earth orbit half a ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Isro says Subhanshu Shukla's space mission will boost Gaganyaan project
This mission has been a major learning opportunity for us. Isro took up this mission to gather experience that will help us ...
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How Trump’s Megabill Could Stall American Space Exploration
President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) included provisions for billions more dollars towards a ...