'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...
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Endeavour: NASA's youngest space shuttle
the fifth and final space shuttle was created after the space shuttle program's greatest tragedy. Congress authorized NASA to replace the Space Shuttle Challenger, which was lost shortly after ...
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On this date: Nixon directs NASA to build space shuttle program
On this date, Jan. 5, 1970, President Richard Nixon officially announced his direction to NASA to build the space shuttle program. “I have decided today that the United States should proceed at ...